Iran launches Operation Tariq al-Qods near Bostan

Ali Khamenei was sworn in as Iran’s third president. His inauguration followed successive presidential removal and assassination as the country’s institutions operated under wartime pressure.

The U.S. Senate voted 52-48 against blocking an arms package for Saudi Arabia, including AWACS aircraft. Approval extended the security relationship strengthened during the Iran-Iraq war.

The Majlis approved Mir-Hossein Mousavi as prime minister after rejecting Khamenei’s first choice. Mousavi became a central manager of Iran’s wartime government and economy.

At its Manila conference, the ICRC accused Iran and Iraq of violating prisoner protections, including conditions and access. Humanitarian obligations applied to both governments.

Rafsanjani urged Iranians to increase bank savings to help economic recovery during the war. Mobilization extended beyond the front to household finances.

Iranian forces regained Bostan after the November offensive. The recapture helped secure approaches in western Khuzestan and raised expectations in Iran that occupied territory could be recovered...

Iranian forces launched a limited offensive near Qasr-e Shirin and recaptured some territory. The operation formed part of a series of late-1981 counterattacks that gradually reversed Iraq’s early...

A State Department cable circulated press guidance on removing Iraq from the terrorism list. The change eased constraints on relations with Iran’s wartime adversary.

Iran opened a major offensive in the Shush–Dezful area. Regular army units and Revolutionary Guards combined conventional maneuver with mass volunteer assaults. The operation inflicted a major...

Saddam Hussein’s ceasefire proposal was reported while Iran was advancing. It was an offer from Baghdad, not evidence that Iran had agreed to stop its offensive.