Iraqi forces retake the Majnoon Islands

France and Iran restored diplomatic relations after almost a year of confrontation. Reopening diplomacy occurred before the Iran–Iraq ceasefire and alongside continued regional tensions.

Mahallati reported an alleged chemical attack on Bawaleh-Hassan near Baneh on 14 June, stating that further details would follow. The complaint recorded preliminary Iranian casualty claims.

Council members told the secretary-general that they could not act on one side’s allegations alone and required independent technical confirmation, requesting cooperation on a further inquiry.

Iran informed the UN that it could not then receive the planned chemical-weapons mission because it could not provide safety assurances, delaying the investigation’s departure.

Iran informed the UN that it was ready to receive the mission. Rescheduling required changes to specialist availability, leading to Dahlgren’s participation in place of Andersson.

MEES reported Iran and Pakistan renewing and upgrading an oil-for-agricultural-products agreement. Such arrangements connected Iranian export income with essential imports late in the war.

Iraqi jets attacked a major gas-treatment plant at Kangan–Nar in southwestern Iran. The strike threatened an energy project under construction and the workers building it.

A UN mission arrived in Iran to investigate fresh chemical-weapons allegations, combining medical examination with technical expertise under the Security Council’s investigation arrangements.

UN investigators examined patients in Ahvaz and surveyed sites and weapon debris in the Hamid area, combining clinical and physical evidence in the July Iranian inquiry.

Kittani requested a UN mission with chemical expertise to examine alleged Iraqi casualties and a purported captured weapons store, advancing new counter-allegations against Iran.