UPI reports China becoming Iran’s leading arms supplier

Iranian forces recaptured Mehran after the June offensive. The victory had symbolic and strategic value, but did not end the wider war or reverse the attritional pressures on Iran’s economy and...

American hostage Lawrence Jenco was released in Lebanon. His release was followed by negotiations over sending Iran HAWK spare parts withheld after the unsuccessful Tehran mission.

The remaining HAWK spare parts were delivered to Iran on 3–4 August after Reagan approved the transfer. The supplies followed renewed bargaining after Jenco’s release.

Ali Khamenei rejected Saddam Hussein’s latest peace offer, portraying it as a response to Iraqi weakness rather than a basis for ending the war.

Iraqi aircraft attacked Sirri Island, extending pressure on Iran’s oil-export network beyond Kharg. Iran had used shuttle tankers and more distant facilities to sustain exports during the tanker war.

The Council president conveyed members’ support for the secretary-general’s efforts to prevent chemical-weapons use and halt attacks on civilian areas while pursuing an end to the war.

Iran began a northern offensive in the Haji Omran area. The operation relied on difficult mountain terrain and Kurdish allied forces, showing how the conflict extended into Iraqi Kurdistan as well...

Iran launched another offensive aimed at consolidating positions around the al-Faw peninsula and Majnoon Island. The operation followed Iran’s capture of al-Faw and sought to maintain pressure on...

MEES reported sharply reduced Iranian exports after the Sirri attack and difficulties loading at Larak. Shifting terminals did not immediately remove Iran’s maritime supply bottlenecks.

Pakistan’s minister announced renewal of countertrade with Iran, exchanging Iranian crude and other products for wheat, rice and textiles. The arrangement connected oil earnings with food and consumer...