Word: iranian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would, among other things, freeze $6 billion of Iranian funds deposited in West German banks, cut off all shipments of technology and spare parts to Iranian industry and further pare the already skeletal West German diplomatic mission in Tehran. Remarked a senior chancellery official in Bonn: "This should go a long way toward backing the U.S. even if our other West European allies do not necessarily follow." Britain is ready to join the West Germans in imposing trading sanctions and further reducing its embassy staff...
...French insist that it is also essential for Western officials to remain in Tehran to support Iranian moderates like Banisadr. The Italians feel that their diplomats in Iran are particularly useful because they supposedly have clout with Iranian radicals. Italy's President Alessandro Pertini supported persecuted Iranian students during the Shah's reign...
...allies, special factors color their perception of foreign affairs. Though shared traditions, language and the bonds of two world wars draw the British especially close to the U.S., Washington recognizes that London will not freeze Iranian assets because that could undermine world confidence in Britain's profitable international banking business...
...addition, $300 million worth of military equipment purchased by Iran but impounded because of the hostage crisis will be turned over to the U.S. Defense Department or sold to other countries. Carter also will ask for legislation to use some of the $8 billion in Iranian assets that he froze in November to make reparations to the hostages and their families and to reimburse the U.S. for the $500 million a year it costs to maintain a naval task force in the Indian Ocean...
Last week Carter also vowed that he would never "apologize to terrorists" for U.S. conduct in Iran as a means of helping to free the hostages. If his hand is forced, Carter is considering the mining of Iranian ports and trade routes and views this as preferable to a naval blockade. Explains a top Carter adviser: "If we blockade, we may have to fire on a ship and the potential for miscalculation is high. If you mine, you don't make the mistake yourself. We have no doubt of our ability to do it and to keep the ports...