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Summed up a close associate of the President's: "He feels a little cautious optimism that was not there four or five days ago-very, very cautious, almost imperceptible. The pincers are moving in as he had hoped, and there has not been any really bad news."
On the other hand, the Europeans would rather have the U.S. put further economic pressure on Iran than take military action over the hostages. Thus, reported a senior official on Vance's plane: "There is virtually universal support for [new economic pressure] if there is no satisfactory response [from...
Iran is beginning to find some ways around the economic measures taken against it by the U.S. The biggest difficulty has been surmounting the international banking tangle caused by Carter's order last month freezing more than $8 billion in Iranian assets held by U.S. banks. Because of it...
The Administration is particularly peeved about the help that the Japanese have been giving Iran. In Paris, Vance provided an earful of complaints to Japanese Foreign Minister Saburo Okita, who was in the city for a meeting of the International Energy Agency. A U.S. official charged that Tokyo has allowed...
Meanwhile, the Shah's sudden departure from Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio raised hopes that the hostage situation might now be resolved. Earlier in the week, that seemed a remote possibility. The Shah's health had taken a turn for the worse. Aides reported to Washington...