Word: iranian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ever since Americans awoke last April 25 to the shock of a rescue mission turned to ashes in the Iranian desert, they have demanded to know more about that failed attempt: Had the Soviets found out, forcing the President to call it off? Why were there not more helicopters? Was the whole operation too risky...
...What are you referring to? The Iranian money blocked in U.S. banks...
...billion seized by the U.S. is ours. Its return to Iran needs no negotiation. Some U.S. companies have obtained court orders for freezing Iranian assets against debts which they claim we owe them. Such claims should be considered. If we really owe them money, we will pay it. By the same token, scores of U.S. companies have received fabulous sums for equipment and services they have not delivered. Furthermore, U.S. companies have sold us industrial plants that they must, according to their contractual obligations, supply with raw materials and spare parts. We don't want anything more than...
...These details must be negotiated. What matters, in the final analysis, is a clear, honest discussion of these problems. The best guarantee we can have for U.S. noninterference in Iranian affairs in the future is a thorough discussion, description and dissemination of the U.S. role in Iran. We want real independence. If common sense should prevail in Washington, [it would be recognized that] an independent, popular, grass-roots regime in Iran is the best option left...
With little relief in sight from Iranian student demonstrations-and the outrage they trigger among Americans-the White House will continue to face a painful dilemma: How to rein in the Iranian militants in the U.S. without triggering dangerous reprisals against the American captives in Iran...