Iran reports an alleged chemical attack on Garmab

Iranian protesters hurled rocks and firebombs at the Soviet embassy in Tehran. Demonstrators blamed foreign arms supplies for Iraq’s attacks on Iranian cities.

MEES reported Saipem awarded the northern section of a planned Gurreh–Bandar Taheri oil pipeline. Iran sought a new export route as attacks exposed existing terminals and transport facilities.

Oleandrov acknowledged Soviet deliveries of short-range missiles to Iraq but denied authorizing modifications able to reach Tehran. His statement came during missile attacks on Iranian cities.

Iranian forces began Operation Dawn 10 with Kurdish allies, capturing several towns in the Halabja region. The offensive briefly shifted the front and was followed by Iraqi chemical attacks on the...

MEES reported Iran increasing imports of gas oil and other light products after refinery damage. Wartime attacks affected civilian supply as well as military financing.

Velayati argued that UN inaction encouraged attacks on cities, shipping and chemical victims, warning that Iran would pursue retaliatory measures in self-defence if effective prevention failed.

Iranian forces and Iraqi Kurdish fighters took Halabja during the Dawn 10 offensive. Iraqi aircraft attacked the city with chemical weapons the next day; that attack is a separate record in Batch 001.

Iraq launched another missile barrage at Tehran and bombed other Iranian cities. Its pressure for a ceasefire coexisted with renewed harm to residential areas.

Mahallati’s follow-up dated the alleged Garmab chemical attack to 11 March, whereas the earlier letter gave 12 March. He also supplied preliminary Iranian casualty figures.

Iran alleged large-scale chemical use in the Val Fajr 10 theatre and Iraqi Kurdish areas, invoking the Geneva Protocol and demanding UN action to stop further use.