Iranian forces capture parts of the Majnoon Islands

Iran launched two linked offensives along a broad front between Mehran and Bostan. The attacks aimed to stretch Iraqi defenses and secure strategic ground; they formed part of a costly cycle of...

Iranian jets attacked Baghdad’s outskirts and a nearby city in retaliation for Iraqi raids. Iraqi reporting described civilian casualties, exposing the harm of reciprocal urban attacks.

Iran began a major offensive through the marshes east of Basra. The operation sought to bypass Iraqi defenses and threaten the strategic road linking Basra and Baghdad. Iranian troops faced...

Velayati told the Conference on Disarmament that Iranian chemical casualties exposed a gap between treaty negotiations and effective protection against chemical warfare.

The period of intensified attacks on cities ended without a durable settlement or effective protection for civilians. The escalation showed how each side used urban bombardment to impose costs and...

The linked offensives ended after a large-scale advance along the central front. Their limited results contrasted with Iran’s simultaneous major push toward Basra and the Majnoon Islands, illustrating...

Iran reported renewed alleged chemical bombing and said information had been forwarded to the International Committee of the Red Cross, hoping it would establish facts and prepare a report.

Iran informed the secretary-general of alleged chemical-weapons use and missile and air attacks since late February, linking battlefield complaints with civilian protection.

A U.S. cable reported that a shipment of 22,000 pounds of a chemical bound for Iraq had been held. Officials sought assurances about its claimed pesticide use because of possible weapons applications.

Officials circulated a draft press statement for 5 March condemning Iraqi chemical weapons use. This record dates the preparation of the statement, rather than its later public delivery.