UN publishes detailed clinical records from the July Iranian mission

Iran’s representative reported Iraqi military operations against civilian areas on 23 and 24 July. The 25 July letter documented a further civilian protection complaint during the ceasefire...

Six days after Iran accepted Resolution 598, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) launched an incursion from Iraqi territory into western Iran. The invasion was backed by Iraq and...

Iranian forces counterattacked MEK units advancing through Kermanshah province. The Iranian government portrayed the incursion as an Iraqi-backed attempt to exploit the ceasefire decision; Mersad...

UN officials urged consideration of direct talks, while Iranian representative Javad Zarif described the current meetings as consultations with the secretary-general.

Iraqi chemical bombing exposed people in Oshnavieh to mustard gas. Civilian harm continued before the agreed ceasefire took effect later in August.

A separate clinical addendum recorded Iraqi patients’ reported exposure circumstances and examination findings from the July inquiry. It documented injuries without establishing Iranian responsibility...

Velayati asked for an immediate expert mission after the reported Oshnavieh chemical attack, stressing that evidence remained available and requesting unequivocal Council condemnation.

The head of the UN technical team submitted a report to Pérez de Cuéllar. Its assessment helped prepare arrangements needed before a ceasefire date could be fixed.

Iraq transmitted its military spokesman’s denial of Iran’s Oshnavieh chemical-bombing allegation and accused Tehran of using it to obstruct peace negotiations. The denial was an Iraqi position.

Council members informed the secretary-general that new chemical-weapons allegations should be investigated, prompting another mission after Iran’s Oshnavieh complaint.