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November 1999 - Iran Special Weapons News

  • IRAN REFORMIST PRISON Voice of America 29 November 1999 -- Iran's President Mohammed Khatami has expressed regret over the conviction of a major reformist ally by a special religious court in Tehran.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 2, Number 47 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 29 November 1999 -- RI CONVICTED, KHORDAD TO BE CLOSED / MORE PRESS CONVICTIONS / MAHDAVIYAT GROUP ANOTHER SCAPEGOAT / A YEAR LATER, NO ANSWERS TO SERIAL MURDERS / JEWS WANT TO LEAVE IRAN / U.S. INTEREST IN DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE REJECTED / TEHRAN TO AID CHECHEN REFUGEES / SEEDS FROM ISRAEL, FLOUR TO PAKISTAN
  • IRAN/SENTENCE Voice of America 27 November 1999 -- A court in Iran sentenced a leading reformist to prison Saturday and ordered his newspaper closed.
  • IRAN PLOT Voice of America 25 November 1999 -- Iranian officials say they have prevented an assassination attempt on the nation's president and other senior officials.
  • IRAN DEATH SENTENCES Voice of America 23 November 1999 -- A senior judge in Iran has confirmed that three of four individuals sentenced to death for inciting student riots last July are to be executed.
  • U-S - IRAN Voice of America 23 November 1999 -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says his country has turned down a request to accept American diplomats in Tehran.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 2, Number 46 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 22 November 1999 -- ONE STUDENT LEADER RELEASED... / ...BUT MANY STUDENTS STILL IMPRISONED / IRGC SUPPORTS KHATAMI / EVEN WITHOUT IRAN, HIZBALLAH HAS ITS MARTYRS / THIRD DEVELOPMENT PLAN RUNS INTO TROUBLE / ANOTHER OIL CONTRACT
  • Text: State Department Releases Foreign Relations Volume on Iran USIA 18 November 1999 -- The State Department November 18 released a volume on U.S. relations with Iran covering the years 1964-1968.
  • IRAN / RECONCILIATION MEETING Voice of America 18 November 1999 -- Rival Iranian clerical factions have met in Tehran in an effort to ease tensions. Iranian leaders are calling for collaboration and participation in preparation for parliamentary elections next year.
  • IRAN / PRESS FREEDOM Voice of America 16 November 1999 -- In Iran, the judge of a special religious court is preparing to deliver a verdict in the trial of a popular politician and publisher charged with insulting Islam and other offenses.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 2, Number 45 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 15 November 1999 -- PRESS HEARINGS WITHOUT A JURY / NEW REALITIES SEEN MAKING VIOLENCE UNACCEPTABLE / JURY RECOMMENDS GUILTY VERDICT FOR NURI / IRANIAN GAS PLANS MEET SETBACKS / IRANIAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHECHEN CONFLICT / AMAL'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN / THREE BOMBINGS BLAMED ON IRAN / CORRECTION
  • NOURI / IRAN Voice of America 12 November 1999 -- Conservatives in Iran have dealt another blow to the nation's reformist movement, after a special jury paved the way for the conviction of one of Iran's leading moderates.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 2, Number 44 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 8 November 1999 -- WHISTLING IN THE DARK / RUSSIA ADMITS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO IRAN / PAST LIGHTS WAY TO FUTURE IN NURI TRIAL / IRANIAN STUDENTS WARNED, FOREIGN ACADEMICS FUNDED / TEHRAN EXPANDS CRACKDOWN ON MEDIA / HARDLINERS STILL FEAR MONTAZERI /
  • EDITORIAL: IRAN A TERRORIST TARGET Voice of America 06 November 1999 -- Iran continues to provide financial and other assistance to several terrorist organizations, including Hizballah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Yet at the same time that it has supported or organized terrorist attacks on others, Iran itself has been a target of terrorism.
  • IRAN / HOSTAGES / ANNIVERSARY Voice of America 04 November 1999 -- In Iran, the 20th anniversary of the takeover of the U-S embassy in Tehran is being marked by protests against the United States and U-S policy in the Mideast.
  • IRAN HOSTAGES Voice of America 03 November 1999 -- In Iran, preparations are underway for a rally Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the seizure of the U-S embassy in Tehran.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 2, Number 43 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 1 November 1999 -- KHATAMI FINALLY GETS TO FRANCE / NEW AGREEMENTS WITH CENTRAL ASIAN STATES / GEORGIA KEEN ON RELATIONS WITH IRAN / ATTITUDES BLOCK PROGRESS IN WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT / AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT WASTED, MORE WHEAT NEEDED / IRANIAN GOVERNMENT SUBMITS TO HOSTAGE TAKERS /



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