Khamenei emphasizes rebuilding in anniversary speech

Velayati wrote to the ICRC president alleging that Iraq had failed to return some sick and wounded Iranian prisoners under the November agreement.

The Christian Science Monitor reported foreign firms seeking Iranian reconstruction contracts, with damaged energy facilities among the priorities.

MEES reported a compromise over Italian contractors’ claims for Bandar Abbas port work. The claimed debt should not be confused with the final payment.

Resolution 631 continued UNIIMOG’s mandate to monitor the ceasefire and withdrawal. Iran’s border security remained subject to international observation.

Iraq’s Tariq Aziz said the UN-led meetings had not produced real negotiations. His assessment highlighted continued deadlock after the ceasefire, rather than a new outbreak of war.

Iran and Turkey agreed to expand 1989 trade to $2 billion after a visit by Mousavi and Heavy Industry Minister Behzad Nabavi. Commercial ties offered a channel for reconstruction imports.

A planned meeting of Iranian and Iraqi military officers to review the ceasefire was postponed indefinitely, according to Iraq’s news agency. The delay concerned implementation after fighting had...

Following a visit to Iran, MEES editor Ian Seymour reported efforts to restore war-damaged offshore oil fields. Repair work linked the ceasefire with the recovery of export-producing assets.

As Eduard Shevardnadze ended his regional trip, reporting noted that his Iranian discussions included reopening talks with Iraq. Soviet diplomacy sought movement in the stalled postwar process.

MEES reported that Iran’s approved budget permitted foreign loans, marking an avenue for financing reconstruction rather than a record of money already received.