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...goal of the American diplomatic strategy was to isolate Iran and make it appear as an irrational outlaw in world opinion. Iranian diplomats privately expressed their sense of embarrassment about the embassy seizure to their Arab colleagues, who in turn passed the message on to Washington. But the big question remained: would such pressures have any real impact on the enigmatic Khomeini?the only man who can order the students to release the hostages...
...that there would be a tremendous reaction in Iran." In Bill's view, many Iranians still fear that the Shah might be attempting a comeback, with covert U.S. assistance. "To us that seems ridiculous," says Bill, "but we are dealing with Iranians and their perceptions of reality." Indeed the question of the Shah's admission to the U.S. is a contentious issue among Americans as well as Iranians; some argue that he should have been welcomed from the beginning as a fallen ally, others that as a disgraced tyrant he had no place in this country...
Would it thus not be natural, if the Americans continued to be held hostage, for Washington to dispatch commandos to rescue them? TIME put this question to nearly two dozen experts in and out of Government. Their near unanimous negative conclusion was summed up by Elmo Zumwalt Jr., the former Chief of Naval Operations: "I think it's pretty much out of the question." Added Robert Cushman Jr., the retired Marine Corps Commandant: "You could kill a lot of Iranians, but you wouldn't save the Americans...
Does this mean that the Shah must remain in the U.S. for treatment? The question is political, not medical. Though doctors say that they would prefer to treat the Shah in New York City, they acknowledge that he could be treated just as well in Mexico, or in France by the physicians who have cared for him in the past...
...were willing to express comparable confidence about the country's political future. The question of succession was still unanswered. Acting President Choi Kyu Hah, 60, plunged into interminable rounds of talks with military leaders and key ministers, reportedly in search of a succession formula. The two main contenders for the presidency, former Premiers Kim Jong Pil, 53, and Chung II Kwon, 61, were believed to be trying to drum up support, but thus far strictly behind the scenes...