Rafsanjani warns over threats to Iranian oil terminals

Iranian workers capped a leaking Nowruz well despite wartime danger. Environmental incident records state that eleven people died during the operation.

Khomeini warned that escalation by Iraq could provoke Iran to strangle Gulf oil supplies. The anniversary speech connected military pressure with the region’s oil-export routes.

Japan dispatched Nakajima to Iraq after threats against the Iran-Japan petrochemical project, seeking reconsideration.

An internal U.S. memorandum examined financial, diplomatic and military options to favor Iraq. It treated a possible Iranian victory and disruption of Gulf oil exports as threats to U.S. interests.

Military sources reported France’s shipment of Super Étendard aircraft to Iraq. Iran warned that their Exocet capability would intensify threats to its oil exports.

Iran launched an offensive in the northern sector, penetrating several kilometres into Iraq. The operation involved terrain and supply challenges different from the southern front and demonstrated the...

A U.S. monitoring report recorded Iranian news agency accusations of Iraqi chemical attacks. The document preserves Iran’s public allegation rather than an independent investigation finding.

Iran reported Iraqi missile attacks on Dezful and other western cities. Its account described residents gathering to rescue people from damaged residential areas.

Japan hosted Iraq’s trade minister Ali and urged protection of its Iranian petrochemical project and restraint.

Jonathan Howe’s memorandum to the Secretary of State addressed Iraqi chemical weapons use and urged an early approach to Baghdad. It shows U.S. concern before the March 1984 public condemnation.