Gorbachev’s reply favors UN diplomacy but leaves sanctions unsettled

Reagan sent Gorbachev a message urging agreement on ceasefire enforcement measures, including a possible arms embargo, as Security Council diplomacy advanced.

Iran reported that Iraqi aircraft bombed the outskirts of Sardasht on 1 July. The town’s exposure became a focus of Iranian diplomatic efforts and international concern over chemical weapons and...

Javad Zarif reported that Sardasht’s chemical-attack death toll had risen to 35 and expressed surprise that the Security Council had not acted. This was an interim Iranian count.

Iran alleged that Iraqi helicopters attacked Sardasht on 29 June, artillery fired nerve-agent shells near Baneh on 1 July, and aircraft chemically bombarded the Piranshahr-Sardasht road on 11 July.

France announced a break in relations during the Gordji embassy dispute. The rupture occurred amid French support for Iraq and growing maritime confrontation with Iran.

MEES reported a letter of understanding for Greece to purchase 800,000 tons of Iranian crude. Iran continued seeking export customers despite wartime shipping risks.

France announced deployment of naval ships to protect French shipping. The decision added another foreign naval presence amid disputes with Iran and the tanker war.

Velayati told the disarmament conference that Sardasht exposed the failure of political action despite technical evidence, challenging confidence in enforcement of a future chemical-weapons...

Iran forwarded photographs it said showed women and children harmed in the Sardasht bombardments, urging the international community to prevent further attacks. The photographs were part of Tehran’s...

France ordered a force led by the carrier Clemenceau to the Indian Ocean to protect its interests. The move increased military pressure around Iran during the embassy crisis.