Word: habibi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tehran government, in its current attempt at moderation, went through public hoops to disavow the sentiments and to regret the loss of life. All of which makes a recent round of Iranian diplomacy more than a little embarrassing. Just before the murderous last spate of bombings in Israel, Hasan Habibi, Vice President of Iran, visited Syria for what amounted to a pep rally for Middle East terrorism. Gathered at Iran's embassy in Damascus were the leaders of such Palestinian extremist groups as Hizballah, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command and Hamas...
...Habibi congratulated the Hamas representatives on the previous bombings in Israel and urged them to keep up the attacks. Habibi promised more financial aid and extra training at bases in Lebanon supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Tehran said it would also press Damascus to let Hamas fighters continue to operate in Syria and in Syrian-controlled sectors of Lebanon. After the latest attacks, will all these be empty promises...