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Khomeini's anti-American fervor echoed those 444 days in 1979-81 when Iran held 52 Americans captive in the U.S. embassy in Tehran. "The American presence in the gulf has turned back the clock to the years of the hostage crisis," said an Iranian journalist. "That is the atmosphere...
Tehran's ties with Hizballah have put it into conflict with its friends as well. Though Syria depends on Iran for much of its oil, relations between the two countries have deteriorated recently over events in Lebanon. Hizballah fought Syria's forces after Syrian President Hafez Assad sent troops into...
As terror spread among California commuters, officials were desperately casting about for a way to restore peace. California Assemblyman Paul Zeltner announced he would introduce legislation requiring a minimum three-year prison sentence and permanent revocation of the driver's license of any person caught shooting from a car. The...
The plan calls for the Sandinistas and the contras to agree on an immediate cease-fire. The U.S. would then suspend all military aid to the rebels ("humanitarian" help would continue), and Nicaragua would end its imports of military supplies from the Soviet Union. Nicaragua would be obliged to lift...
Particularly alarming for passengers from the Southeast was the occurrence of so many mishaps on Atlanta-based Delta, which has long been one of the most highly regarded carriers. Wags at other airlines in the hotly competitive industry promptly dubbed Delta the "Glider Airline." A spokesman for the company called...