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...sure, a final agreement on the terms for release had not yet been signed by the U.S. and Iran. But the Iranians announced publicly that all of the major differences between the negotiators had been resolved. On Sunday morning U.S. time, Behzad Nabavi, Iran's chief hostage negotiator, declared: "The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States finally reached agreement on resolving the issue of the hostages today." In Washington, Vice President Walter Mondale declined to go quite that far. Said he: "We're very, very close, but we do not yet have...
Then Iran's chief hostage negotiator, Behzad Nabavi, compounded the confusion at a much ballyhooed press conference. Declared Nabavi: "The Algerian government has said in its proposal that it is ready to accept the undertakings of both sides." He refused to be specific about the content of the Algerian plan, but indicated that it "has been considered and discussed and has generally been agreed to in principle." Just what the Algerian suggestion was all about remained a mystery. The very existence of an independent Algerian "plan" was vehemently denied by both Algerian diplomats and State Department officials. While conceding...
Still, there were unexpected hints of flexibility coming out of Tehran. On Tuesday, Minister of State Behzad Nabavi, Iran's chief hostage negotiator, said his government was "ready to listen" to a U.S. counterproposal, even though only days before, Iran had characterized its previous proposal as its "final" offer. "If there is a kind of guarantee which is accepted by the Algerian government, we can accept it too." By giving the Algerian messengers a new, substantive role as arbiters, Nabavi seemed to be preparing the way for a possible face-saving retreat...
...Tehran regime, quoted an informed Iranian source as saying, "Agreement has been completed between the U.S. and Iran to resolve the hostage issue. They are expected to be freed on the 25th of this month." Within hours, however, it became evident that the report was false. Behzad Nabavi, head of the Iranian committee that is negotiating with the U.S., flatly denied the report. He also asserted that Washington's proposal in response to one of the Iranian demands, that of allowing U.S. courts to decide the fate of the late Shah's fortune, "is absolutely not acceptable...
Still, there were indications that at least some answer to the U.S. proposals might be forthcoming. In an interview published at week's end in a Tehran newspaper, Nabavi said he is now readying new suggestions on how the U.S. might meet his country's demands. In recent weeks Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini has eased his obdurate attitude on the hostage question. Moderate President Abolhassan Banisadr, who is in favor of the hostages' release, seems to be gaining in visibility because of his handling of the war with Iraq. Indeed, as the valiant defense of the refinery city...