Iran reports alleged chemical attacks near Javanrood

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...

A contact described in the Walsh report as Rafsanjani’s nephew began meetings in Washington. The 19–20 September talks developed another sequence of arms deliveries and hostage releases.

Shultz and Shevardnadze discussed efforts to stop the war without victors or vanquished. Soviet diplomacy with both sides had produced no settlement, according to the record.

The operation around al-Faw and Majnoon concluded without a decisive breakthrough. Iran held its major al-Faw gain, but the wider conflict remained an exhausting contest over exposed positions and...

In Bahrain, Iran’s oil minister backed a $19-per-barrel target by year’s end. Iran sought stronger prices as reduced market income intensified pressure on the wartime budget.

Gasoline rationing took effect with monthly limits of 60 liters for large vehicles and 40 for smaller ones. The oil minister described the measure as temporary protection for strategic fuel stocks.