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...York, Said Rajaie-Khorassani, Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, strongly denied an arms-for-hostages deal with the United States. He did, however, confirm that his government was receiving U.S.-made military hardware...
White House spokesmen declined to comment on the ambassador's statements...
...That action followed the conviction of a would-be bomber of an El Al plane who had received assistance from Syria's embassy in London, whose trial exposed the Damascus terrorist connection that had been long suspected but never proved. The U.S. supported Britain by withdrawing its ambassador from Syria, and last week Secretary of State George Shultz characterized Syria's role in the foiled bombing episode as beneath contempt. "When a country does that, it isolates itself from the civilized community," he told a Los Angeles audience...
...must be more understanding of mainland China's desire to reunite with Taiwan, the Chinese ambassador to the United States said last night at the Kennedy School of Government...
...served as ambassador for six years, told a crowd of nearly 500 at the Institute of Politics that U.S. support for Taiwan could be a source of frustration in future Sino-American relations...