UN welcomes Iran-Iraq prisoner exchange

Iran’s Guardian Council found the legislation for joining the Chemical Weapons Convention compatible with the Constitution and Islamic tenets. The approval completed a constitutional step toward...

Iran deposited its instrument of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The deposit began the thirty-day interval before the treaty entered into force for Iran.

Iran asked for a hearing concerning admissibility of the counterclaim.

The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force for Iran, making it a State Party. Iran’s membership connected its wartime chemical weapons experience to the treaty’s prohibition and verification...

The Court admitted the counterclaim for consideration. Admissibility did not establish Iran’s liability.

Iran submitted its Reply and Defence to the U.S. Counter-Claim.

The ICRC supervised the return of 449 Iraqi prisoners from Iran and 53 Iranian detainees from Iraq at Khosravi-Mundharieh, checking each person’s willingness to go home.

Iran returned 275 Iraqi prisoners at the Mundharieh/Khosravi crossing. ICRC delegates interviewed them privately to verify voluntary return.

KUNA reported Iran’s plan to release about 2,000 Iraqi prisoners in the following week. The announcement was a commitment, not a completed transfer.

Iran announced the release of 480 Iraqi prisoners at the border, according to a later chronology citing contemporary reports. The date identifies the announcement.