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January 1998 - Iran Special Weapons News

  • MORDECHAI ESTABLISHES TEAM TO ANALYZE IRANIAN THREAT ISRAEL LINE FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1998
  • ALBRIGHT-E-U IRAN1/15/98 SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT AND ROBIN COOK, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, AGREED ABOUT CUTTING OFF MISSILE TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN BUT DISAGREED ABOUT ECONOMIC SANCTIONS.
  • AN IRANIAN OLIVE BRANCH? VOA 13 January 1998 - U-S OPINION ROUNDUP
  • U-S/IRAN VOA 11 January 1998 - THE BEGINNINGS OF A THAW IN NEARLY 20 YEARS OF FROZEN TIES BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND TEHRAN.
  • IS IRAN CHANGING? VOA 10 January 1998 - THE IRANIAN OVERTURE IS AIMED AT ENDING THE U.S. TRADE EMBARGO.
  • [EXCERPT] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing -- JANUARY 9, 1998 -- IRAN Diplomatic Channels for Contacts People-to-People Contacts Travel to Iran by Americans/Advisories/Restrictions Mujahedin-e Khalq Group's Recent Press Conference Number of Iranians Coming to US/Numbers of Americans Traveling to Iran Concerns about Iran's Program for Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • U-S-IRANIAN RELATIONS VOA 09 January 1998 - THE IRANIAN LEADER PROPOSED CULTURAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN HIS COUNTRY AND THE UNITED STATES BUT HE CRITICIZED U-S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD IRAN AND DID NOT OFFER TO PURSUE GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
  • TEXT: STATE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT ON KHATAMI INTERVIEW ON CNN US Information Agency 08 January 1998 (Rubin cites need for two governments to talk directly)
  • KHATAMI'S CNN ADDRESS: INCHING SLOWLY TOWARD A THAW? FOREIGN MEDIA REACTION DAILY DIGEST , 8 January 1998 Iranian President Khatami's address to the American people on CNN received top billing by most media outlets worldwide, with analysts highlighting his careful endorsement of dialogue with the American people--but not with the U.S. government--and the Clinton administration's equally guarded response.
  • IRAN OPPOSITION VOA 08 January 1998 - AN IRANIAN OPPOSITION GROUP SMUGGLED OUT A FILM SHOWING GRAPHIC AND HORRIFIC SCENES OF PEOPLE BEING STONED TO DEATH FOR SO-CALLED MORAL OFFENSES.
  • U-S/IRAN VOA 08 January 1998 - THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT IS TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE ON POSSIBLE STEPS TO FACILITATE CONTACTS WITH TEHRAN.
  • NEY/IRAN VOA 08 January 1998 - THE LATEST SIGNALS FROM IRAN ARE BEING WATCHING CLOSELY.
  • IRAN/US VOA 08 January 1998 - IRANIAN NEWSPAPERS SAY THE UNITED STATES MUST DO MORE TO MEND DIPLOMATIC TIES.
  • [EXCERPT] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing -- JANUARY 8, 1998 -- IRAN Pres. Khatami's address to the American people/kind of relationship intended New tone welcomed/ regret for hostage-taking/ rejection of all forms of terrorism
  • [EXCERPT] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing -- JANUARY 7, 1998 -- IRAN Pres. Khatami's address to the American people/U.S. criteria for resumption of bilateral dialogue with Iran Status of claims on frozen Iranian assets in the U.S. Reports of Iran pursuing long-range ballistic missiles
  • [EXCERPT] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing -- JANUARY 6, 1998 -- IRAN U.S. consideration of ILSA violation in Total-South Pars oil development project U.S. criteria for resumption of bilateral dialogue with Iran, including ending obstruction of Middle East peace process Iranian assets in the U.S., status of claims dispute
  • KHATAMI-U-S VOA 07 January 1998 - IRANIAN PRESIDENT MOHAMMAD KHATAMI CALLED FOR MORE CONTACT BETWEEN THE IRANIAN AND AMERICAN PEOPLE BUT SAID THERE IS NOT YET A NEED FOR A GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE.
  • IRAN REACT VOA 07 January 1997 - IRANIAN EXPERTS RECOMMEND A CAUTIOUS APPROACH TOWARD IRAN'S PRESIDENT MOHAMMED KHATAMI.



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