United Nations Security Council Resolution 598

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UN Security Council Resolution 598
Iran–Iraq War
Date	20 July 1987
Meeting no.	2,750
Code	S/RES/598 (Document)
Subject	Iran–Iraq
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Bulgaria  Rep. of the Congo  Ghana  Italy  Japan  United Arab Emirates  Venezuela  West Germany  Zambia
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United Nations Security Council resolution 598 S/RES/0598 (1987), (UNSC resolution 598)^[1] adopted unanimously on 20 July 1987,^[2] after recalling Resolution 582 and 588, called for an immediate ceasefire between Iran and Iraq and the repatriation of prisoners of war, and for both sides to withdraw to the international border. The resolution requested Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to dispatch a team of observers to monitor the ceasefire while a permanent settlement was reached to end the conflict.

As regards "neutral shipping and civil aircraft" in the region, the Resolution was enforced by the US Navy, the French Navy and the British Navy as well as other navies local to the Persian Gulf. In an interview on 4 October 1987 aboard the flagship of the US forces, USS La Salle, Rear Admiral Harold Bernsen said "Of course we talk with them (the other navies), and we cooperate, but we don't have a joint command, what I would call a combined or coordinated military operation."^[3]

The Resolution became effective on 8 August 1988, ending all combat operations between the two countries and the Iran–Iraq War. Khomeini had been quoted about his opinion on the ceasefire where he stated "Happy are those who have departed through martyrdom. Unhappy am I that I still survive.… Taking this decision is more deadly than drinking from a poisoned chalice. I submitted myself to Allah's will and took this drink for His satisfaction" after announcing that Iran had signed a ceasefire with Iraq, 20 July 1988.