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Abolhassan Bani-Sadr? Ayatollah Shariat-Madari...
Earlier in the day, Khomeini announced his rejection of Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr's proposal to transfer custody of the Americans to the ruling Revolutionary Council...
...Iranian government hopes to have the police and the army replace the students controlling the American embassy, he said. Bani-Sadr needed an official apology from the United States to use against the militants who have held the U.S. Embassy in Tehran since November, Frye added...
Efforts to release the hostages are currently blocked by a power struggle between the moderates led by Bani-Sadr, the conservative clergy, and the militants, Banuazizi said...
...moderates would like to resolve the hostage crisis and get on with rebuilding the country, but the conservatives wish to use the hostages to undermine Bani-Sadr's strength," Banuazizi said