Word: tehran
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...urged the nation "to guard against excessive optimism." Though such caution was certainly warranted, there was mounting evidence from all quarters that the long, cruel ordeal might finally be coming to an end for the 50 Americans being held hostage by militant Iranian youths at the U.S. embassy in Tehran and the three Americans being detained at the Foreign Ministry...
...seemed clear that some Washington-Tehran deal was nearing completion. Among its critical ingredients apparently would...
...statement about its role in Iran. The new leaders in Tehran have been demanding that Washington confess and apologize for alleged crimes against the Iranian nation supposedly committed while the U.S. backed the Shah. Though the Administration remains adamantly opposed to anything smacking of an apology, it seems ready to issue a statement that would affirm Iran's inviolable sovereignty and pledge not to interfere in its internal affairs. Washington especially has been balking at any reference in such a statement to the CIA-backed coup that returned the Shah to his throne in 1953 or to any wording...
Washington's apparent readiness to buy this formula reflects a key shift in the Administration's position. Right after the attack on the U.S. embassy, the White House declared that the hostages must be released before it would discuss any other matters with Tehran. As late as last week, some Iranian militants still insisted that the U.N. must finish its investigation before the hostages could be released...
After the hostages come home, the Administration is expected to take a number of steps to improve relations with Tehran. Said Carter at a White House meeting with magazine editors: "We look forward to a time in the future to have normal relationships with Iran." One possible move: the Treasury Department could rescind its freeze on the estimated $6 billion of Iranian assets in the U.S. or on deposit with American banks. Banisadr would like the U.S. to resume shipments of spare parts for Iran's sizable arsenal of U.S.-built sophisticated weaponry...