Reagan proposes Soviet cooperation against chemical-weapons spread

The period of intensified urban attacks eased, but civilian vulnerability remained. The war’s urban front illustrated the widening human impact beyond combatants and the weakness of international...

Iran transmitted a table of alleged Iraqi chemical attacks during 13–20 March 1985. The submission organized Tehran’s allegations for UN consideration; it is not a new independent verification of...

Iran alleged that chemical projectiles fired at Khorramshahr on 17 April caused eye and throat irritation, adding another dated complaint to the UN record.

The Security Council condemned renewed chemical-weapons use after a UN doctor concluded that Iranian soldiers had been exposed during March 1985. The statement did not name the perpetrator.

The Council president asked the secretary-general to examine arrangements for promptly investigating further chemical-weapons allegations, responding to the need for timely evidence.

A supplementary UN medical report described evidence suggesting organophosphorus poisoning among Iranian patients and identified tabun as a possible agent, rather than a certain identification.

The secretary-general informed the Council president that he would use the original 1984 specialists for future chemical-weapons investigations when needed, establishing a continuing response...

Prince Saud al-Faisal arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders, seeking dialogue amid Saudi support for Iraq and continuing Iranian resistance.

Iran asked the United Nations to stop alleged violence and torture against Iranian prisoners in Iraq. The record preserves Tehran’s complaint without treating it as an independent finding.

The Secretary-General expressed concern about the resumption of attacks on civilian areas in Iran and Iraq. The appeal addressed the renewed danger to urban populations as the war continued.