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...rest of 1979. There were worrisome signs that the OPEC countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq and other producers, were determined to make their new price offensive stick by limiting production now that Iranian output is once again climbing. Bragged Iraq's fiery Oil Minister, Tayeh Abdul-Karim: "No one country can affect this market now. As Iran's production goes up again, ours will go down...
...rulers evidently intend the trial to establish the Shah as not a political exile but a criminal fugitive. That could enable the regime to seize the Pahlavi family's foreign financial holdings and discourage other states from giving refuge to the Shah. Iran's Foreign Minister Karim Sanjabi has warned that any country that grants asylum to the Shah "under any pretext" can expect a "negative effect" on its relations with Iran...
Watching Iran's turmoil from thousands of miles away in Morocco was one very interested observer: deposed Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Iran's government, declared Foreign Minister Karim Sanjabi, would press for the Shah's extradition "until there is no place he can go except for Israel or South Africa." Indeed, the Shah's sojourn in Morocco may soon end. Last week his host, King Hassan II, formally recognized the Bazargan government. The crew of the Shah's royal 707 jet flew the plane, complete with its gold-plated bathroom fixtures, back to Iran...
Bazargan agreed that the military planes could land at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport in an emergency. The Prime Minister said he was sorry the Americans had decided to leave, and his Foreign Minister, Karim Sanjabi, said he hoped they would be able to return soon. Given the range of uncertainties in Iran today, the U.S. obviously felt it should take the more prudent course...
Khomeini's success with the army depends largely on how he handles the sensitive issue of the constitution, which has become a rallying point for pro-monarchy commanders. Several of Khomeini's associates, including Karim Sanjabi, leader of the National Front, the main political opposition, believe that the Ayatullah might agree to use the present constitution as a device for the transition of power. "The army will go along with any government that is representative," says Sanjabi. "If Bakhtiar resigns, it is not difficult to find a solution based on a temporary government accepted by the people." At week...