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Though neither side gained much from the slaughter, the battle gave Iraqi President Saddam Hussein an opportunity to savor a victory and allow his war- weary people to stage a celebration. The war, however, will continue as long % as Iran's leader, Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini, insists that Saddam must step down before there can be peace...
...either side. "We continue to believe that there can be no military solution," U.S. State Department Spokesman Edward Djerejian declared, "and we call upon Iran to join Iraq in accepting the many international calls for a cease-fire and a negotiated settlement." The problem is that as long as Khomeini, 84, is on the scene, the Iranians are unlikely to enter into negotiations...
...speech at the University of Tehran, a terrorist detonated a homemade bomb strapped around his waist, killing himself and five other people. The President, who escaped unhurt, blamed the attack on Iran's own Mujahedin-e Khalq guerrillas, who are trying to overthrow the country's leader, Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini...
...Baghdad brought up reinforcements and halted the Iranian drive. The broadcasts, in a notable departure, emphasized the roles of the Iraqi generals and other officers in the fighting. In the early days of the war, the only Iraqi singled out for praise was President Saddam Hussein, the man Ayatullah Khomeini is determined to destroy. Baghdad appeared to be trying to strengthen armed forces morale and emphasize the war's importance to the country as a whole...
Iraq's frustration lies in the realization that it is not strong enough militarily to force Iran to discuss peace. Khomeini, enraged that Saddam started the war, has vowed that he will accept nothing less than the overthrow of Iraq's President and its ruling Baath Party--and Saddam is not about to assent to his own downfall. In an effort to persuade Iran to negotiate by choking off its oil revenues, the Iraqis began attacking tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf last March. Since the start of the "tanker war," 44 oil carriers have been hit. The campaign...