Word: iranians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hope that the U.S. will never bow to Khomeini's blackmail. If the Carter Administration agrees to Iranian demands, it will be a blow and a very bad example to those who love democracy...
Washington obviously hopes that the Shah's leavetaking will lead to the release of the hostages, even though the first reaction of their Iranian captors was not promising. "This will make no difference whatsoever," said a spokeswoman for the militants about the Shah's departure...
...Seyed Kazem Sharietmadari, Khomeini's chief rival (see following story). Late in the week, local air force and army units joined in a huge demonstration in favor of Sharietmadari in Tabriz (pop. 500,000), capital of East Azerbaijan province. In addition, Iraqi forces firing heavy artillery attacked an Iranian border post; Tehran Radio said several people were killed before the Iraqis withdrew...
...President's spirits seemed greatly improved. Confidants noted that he had more color in his cheeks, a lift in his step and smiled more often. One reason, no doubt, was the swelling American support for him: a Gallup poll showed that because of his handling of the Iranian crisis, he was leading Ted Kennedy among Democrats for the first time, by 48% to 40%. But Carter also had a new sense that the diplomatic pressure on Tehran was beginning to pay off. To tighten the screws on Iran, the State Department ordered all but 35 of the 218 Iranian...
...economic moves against Iran during two days of hopscotching around Western Europe. He consulted with government leaders in London, Paris, Rome, Bonn and finally at the NATO meeting in Brussels. The allied governments previously had denounced Tehran for holding the hostages, but most of them are heavily dependent on Iranian petroleum and seemed unwilling to support any action that might cause Tehran to shut off their oil. Observed Harvard International Affairs Professor Stanley Hoffmann, who is on sabbatical in Paris: " There is on the part of Europeans a tendency to play spectator to world affairs as if they were...