Iranian forces complete the first phase of the Khorramshahr campaign

Yasser Arafat urged Iran and Iraq to end their war and unite against Israel. The appeal illustrates a regional mediation agenda alongside Iran’s demands concerning occupation.

Syria closed its border with Iraq, restricting an important supply route for Baghdad. The move strengthened the practical consequences of Syria’s wartime alignment with Iran.

Syria closed the pipeline carrying Iraqi oil to Mediterranean outlets. Baghdad lost an export route while Iran gained strategic support from an Arab ally.

Iran began the main offensive toward Khorramshahr. Its success depended on coordinated movements by regular army units, Guards, and volunteers through difficult terrain and Iraqi defensive lines....

Iran announced that Mohamed Seddik Benyahia had died while flying to Tehran and accused Iraq of downing the plane. His visit had been connected with mediation efforts.

Iranian forces attacked fortified Iraqi positions around Khorramshahr. Iraq had reinforced the city, and the fighting was intense. Iran’s advance culminated in the city’s recapture several days later,...

Iranian troops entered Khorramshahr and captured thousands of Iraqi soldiers. The city’s recovery became a defining Iranian victory and is commemorated annually in Iran. It restored Iranian control...

In a broadcast interview, Ariel Sharon defended Israeli arms sales to Iran and rejected U.S. criticism. His remarks made the wartime supply relationship a matter of public ministerial debate.

Iraq’s Arab allies urged Iran to consider an apparent reparations offer. Iran continued to demand withdrawal, compensation and an investigation into the war’s origins.

Iran said acceptance of an Iraqi ceasefire offer depended on permission for its forces to cross Iraq toward Lebanon. The condition connected Gulf diplomacy with the Lebanon crisis.