Iran brings Halabja and border-village allegations to Geneva

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.

Mahallati alleged a chemical attack on a Kurdish immigrant camp near Marivan and requested an urgent on-site inquiry while evidence was still available.

Velayati protested alleged chemical attacks on Khormal and Halabja, arguing that international silence weakened legal instruments intended to protect civilians.

Mahallati alleged chemical bombing of villages along the Sanandaj–Marivan road and renewed Iran’s request for a UN investigation. The reported injuries and deaths were Iranian claims.

Mahallati reported alleged chemical attacks around Sardasht on 22 March and urged international action, adding further civilian allegations to Iran’s requests for investigation.

The secretary-general decided to send a medical specialist to Iran after its chemical-weapons complaints, setting the terms for the March clinical investigation.

Iran transmitted a letter concerning chemical weapons use to the United Nations. The submission continued Tehran’s effort to secure international attention during the war’s final months.

Manuel Dominguez arrived in Tehran and began examining and interviewing patients, using clinical evidence to investigate Iran’s chemical-weapons allegations.

Tariq Aziz protested the UN spokesman’s 25 March statement, accused the organization of unequal treatment and repeated Iraqi allegations against Iran. These were Baghdad’s claims.