Iran accepts Security Council Resolution 598

Iran requested a Security Council meeting on the destruction of Iran Air Flight 655 by U.S. forces. The complaint sought an international response to the deaths of the civilian aircraft’s occupants.

Samples from the July Iranian investigation reached the Swedish laboratory at Umea, providing an external analytical route for physical evidence collected during the mission.

UN specialists examined and interviewed four Iraqi patients at As Sulaymaniyah Military Hospital and inspected an 81 mm mortar munition, testing Iraq’s chemical-warfare allegations.

UN specialists inspected a stockpile at Tariq Military Camp and sampled one randomly selected grenade. Iraq claimed the store was captured from Iran; sampling did not establish its origin.

The Spiez laboratory issued its analysis of samples collected during the UN visit to Iraq, distinguishing sampled chemical content from claims about who possessed or used the munitions.

Canada confirmed renewed relations with Iran after years of estrangement. The reopening formed part of Tehran’s efforts to reduce isolation as the war moved toward a ceasefire.

Iran reported Iraqi raids on industrial sites, including unfinished Bushehr construction, after accepting Resolution 598. Acceptance had not yet brought the August ceasefire into force.

European and Asian leaders welcomed Iran’s acceptance of UN ceasefire terms, while some Arab officials questioned its intentions, according to contemporary reporting.

The Secretary-General circulated a specialist mission report on chemical-weapons allegations. The investigation documented medical findings and evidence gathered in Iran and Iraq, while the Security...

Khomeini publicly defended acceptance of a ceasefire despite its bitterness for him, likening it to drinking poison. His message asked Iranians to accept a major reversal after years of...