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May 2003 Iran Special Weapons News



  • Iran will resist US pressure: Kharrazi IRNA 31 May 2003 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi on Saturday vowed that his country would continue to resist American pressures to succumb to Washington's demands.
  • US allegation of presence of Al-Qaeda in Iran nonsense: expert IRNA 31 May 2003 -- An Indian prominent researcher said on Saturday that America's accusation against Iraq on the presence of Al-Qaeda members in Iran is nonsense.
  • Rowhani dismisses US rhetoric as psychological warfare IRNA 31 May 2003 -- Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hassan Rowhani said on Saturday that the US has embarked on psychological warfare against Iran.
  • UK must not be 'conned' again by the US over Iran, warns Cook IRNA 30 May 2003 -- Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook warned Friday that Prime Minister Tony Blair's government must "not be suckered a second time" by the US over Iran as it was over the war against Iraq.
  • Russia offers US to join construction of NPS in Iran: minister IRNA 30 May 2003 -- Russia is offering the United States to pool efforts in building the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, Alexander Rumyantsev, the Russian Minister of Nuclear Energy, told Itar-Tass in an exclusive interview.
  • US accusation on presence of Al Qaeda in Iran misinformation IRNA 28 May 2003 -- A prominent Indian expert said on Wednesday that the US accusation against Iran on the presence of Al Qaeda in that country is misinformation which is spread with a vested interest.
  • Iran, Russia discuss nuclear cooperation IRNA 27 May 2003 -- Iran's ambassador to Moscow, Gholam-Reza Shafei, in a meeting with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Mamedov here on Tuesday discussed bilateral nuclear cooperation.
  • Iran, Russia discuss continuation of peaceful nuclear cooperation IRNA 27 May 2003 -- Russian Energy Ministry here Tuesday stressed continuing cooperation with Iran in peaceful use of nuclear energy.
  • Iran, Russia slam third countries politicizing their nuclear cooperation IRNA 27 May 2003 -- Iranian Ambassador to Russia Gholamreza Shafei and Russian Atomic Energy Minister Alexander Rumyantsev in a meeting here Monday rebuffed efforts at politicizing Tehran-Moscow nuclear cooperation by third countries.
  • Russia, Iran adjust construction schedule at Bushehr NPP IRNA 27 May 2003 -- Russian Atomic Energy Minister Alexander Rumyantsev met with Deputy Chief of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Asadullah Saburi to discuss the construction schedule for the first reactor of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, a spokesman for the Russian Atomic Energy Ministry said.
  • Vershbow Says Russia's Help Needed on Iran, North Korea Washington File 29 May 2003 -- Russia has "a major role to play" in the international community's efforts to fight terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), said U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow in Moscow May 26.
  • U-S / IRAN VOA 30 May 2003 -- The Bush administration is reviewing its policy toward Iran in light of allegations that the Tehran government is developing nuclear weapons and allowing al-Qaida terrorists to operate on its soil. But whether the United States will adopt a more aggressive stand toward a country President Bush has called part of the axis of evil is far from clear.
  • Iran: Tehran Ready To Accept Full IAEA Inspections Under Certain Conditions RFE/L 30 May 2003 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi says his country is ready to allow full inspections of its nuclear facilities, but only under certain conditions.
  • BUSH / PUTIN / PREVIEW VOA 29 May 2003 -- President Bush is scheduled to hold talks Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first time the two leaders have met since relations were strained over the U-S-led war in Iraq. Some analysts say the meeting will be used to ease tensions about Iraq, while others say the main item on the agenda will be concern about Iran's nuclear program.
  • U.S./Russia: Rice Expects Bush-Putin Summit To Address Iranian Nuclear Issues RFE/L 29 May 2003 -- This weekend one of the issues on the table at the St. Petersburg summit between U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be Iran's nuclear energy program -- and its alleged development of nuclear weapons. Of particular interest to Washington
  • Russia: Moscow Defends Nuclear Cooperation With Iran RFE/L 28 May 2003 -- Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov today said that Russia rejects U.S. objections over its nuclear cooperation with Iran.
  • U.S. Supports IAEA Examination of Iran's Nuclear Activities Washington File 28 May 2003 -- Following is the official answer to a question taken at the May 27 regular State Department briefing; the answer was posted later in the day
  • U.S. Walks Fine Line In Exerting New Pressure RFE/L 28 May 2003 -- During the past decade, relations between the United States and Iran have been gradually improving -- until January 2002, when U.S. President George W. Bush included Iran with Iraq and North Korea in what he called the "axis of evil." The Bush administration has not let up on its negative rhetoric, to the concern of some in Washington.
  • U-S DESIGNS ON IRAN? VOA 28 May 2003 -- Some American daily newspapers are contemplating a change in U-S relations with Tehran against a background of news reports on a resurgent nuclear weapons development program in Iran and intelligence information that some al-Qaida terrorists may be hiding there. There is concern in some publications that reports the Bush administration is contemplating a program to unseat Iran's theocratic government is a mistake.
  • IRAN / ISLAMIC CONFERENCE VOA 28 May 2003 -- Iran's President Mohamed Khatami has called for the quick election of an Iraqi government. Mr. Khatami made his remarks Wednesday at the opening of a three-day meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference taking place in Tehran.
  • U.S. Concerned about Iran's Nuclear Program, Support for Terrorism Washington File 27 May 2003 -- State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters on May 27 that U.S. "policies towards Iran have not changed." Boucher was speaking at the regular State Department noon briefing May 27.
  • White House Calls Iran's Anti-Terror Efforts "Insufficient" Washington File 27 May 2003 -- White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said May 27 that the United States continues to have concerns about Iran developing nuclear weapons and harboring terrorists.
  • Rumsfeld Warns Iran Not to Interfere in Iraq Washington File 27 May 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld May 27 warned Iran that efforts to try to remake Iraq in its image "will be aggressively put down."
  • RUMSFELD / NY VOA 27 May 2003 -- U-S Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has warned Iran again not to interfere with Iraq's reconstruction. The top defense official made the remark in a speech today in New York(Tuesday).
  • U-S-IRAN VOA 27 May 2003 -- The Bush administration says Iran's response to U-S calls to move against al-Qaida members is "insufficient." But officials say the United States has not severed contacts with the Iranian government over the issue.
  • IRAN / U-S VOA 27 May 2003 -- Reformers in Iran are creating new challenges to the country's hard-line leaders. They say change must come from within or Iran will face the same fate as Afghanistan's Taleban or Iraq's Saddam Hussein.
  • U-S / IRAN VOA 27 May 2003 -- The Bush administration says Iran's response to U-S calls to move against al-Qaida members believed to be operating there was insufficient. But it said the United States has not severed contacts with the Iranian government.
  • Functions for friendship with DPRK held in Iran KCNA 27 May 2003 -- Opening ceremonies of a week of Iran-DPRK friendship and a Korean book, photo and handicraft exhibition were held in Teheran on May 20.
  • Iran to start voluntary repatriation of Iraqis this week: official IRNA 31 May 2003 -- Iran this week will start repatriating about 200,000 Iraqi refugees according to an agreement with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a senior Interior Ministry official said here Tuesday.
  • Iran, Jordan call for formation of democratic government in Iraq IRNA 31 May 2003 -- Minister of Mines and Metals Eshaq Jahangiri and Jordanian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaher Bak in a meeting here Tuesday stressed the need for formation of a democratic government in Iraq.
  • IRAN / AL-QAIDA VOA 26 May 2003 -- Iran says it has arrested some members of the al-Qaida terrorist network who have slipped into the country, but it insists that none are ranked high in the organization.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 6, Number 22 26 May 2003 -- TEHRAN CALLS FOR ANTI-U.S. UNITY / IRAN RESPONDS TO U.S. ON AL-QAEDA / TEHRAN DEMANDS THAT U.S. EXTRADITE MKO BOMBER / FOREIGN MINISTER, INITIALLY UPBEAT, COOLS ON CONTACTS WITH U.S. / G-8 FOREIGN MINISTERS CONCERNED OVER IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM / RUSSIAN MINISTER SAYS NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH IRAN TO CONTINUE / EXPEDIENCY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN SAYS IRAN WILL DEVELOP FULL NUCLEAR-FUEL CYCLE / IRAN SIGNS DRILLING CONTRACT WITH JAPANESE COMPANY FOR SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD... / ...AND INKS AGREEMENT ON SOUTH PARS REFINERY / SUBDUED SECOND OF KHORDAD ANNIVERSARY / STUDENT FACTIONS CLASH / AGHAJARI TRANSFERRED FROM HAMEDAN TO TEHRAN PRISON / MONEY LAUNDERING SAID TO ACCOUNT FOR 20 PERCENT OF IRANIAN ECONOMY / NEW TEHRAN MAYOR SIGNED INTO OFFICE / IRAN'S GROWING AIDS PROBLEM / BRITAIN TO SUPPLY NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES TO IRAN
  • BUSH - IRAN VOA 25 May 2003 -- There are signs the Bush administration may be looking at ways to put more pressure on Iran as part of the war on terrorism. U-S officials remain concerned about Iranian links to the al-Qaida terrorist network.
  • IRAN/REFORMISTS VOA 25 May 2003 -- Nearly 130 members of Iran's reformist-led parliament have signed an open letter calling for the country's top religious leader to break the deadlock holding up political and social changes.
  • U-S-CHINA-IRAN VOA 23 May 2003 -- The United States has imposed economic sanctions against a major Chinese manufacturing company for allegedly selling missile-related goods to Iran. China denies the company, North China Industries or Norinco, had been aiding the Iranian missile program.
  • Rumsfeld Repeats Accusation That Iran Harbors Al Qaeda Leaders Washington File 21 May 2003 -- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says there is "no question" that senior leaders of al Qaeda are in Iran, and he adds that "they're busy."
  • PENTAGON / TERROR VOA 21 May 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has voiced fresh charges about the presence and activities of al-Qaida terrorists in Iran.
  • PENTAGON/TERROR VOA 20 May 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is hinting al-Qaida terrorists based in Iran may have had a role in the latest bloody bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia.
  • EDITORIAL: IRANIAN PRESIDENT IN LEBANON VOA 20 May 2003 -- On a three-day visit to Lebanon, Iranian President Mohammed Khatami was greeted by top officials of the Lebanese government and representatives of Hezbollah. Khatami condemned Islamic fanaticism and the Riyadh suicide bombings while in Lebanon, but his pledge of continued support for Hezbollah underscores Iran's support for international terrorism.
  • CONGRESS IRAN VOA 19 May 2003 -- A U-S lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at creating a democratic, secular government in Iran.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 6, Number 21 19 May 2003 -- KHATAMI MEETS WITH HIZBALLAH LEADER IN BEIRUT / HIZBALLAH'S QASIM VISITS TEHRAN / PRESIDENT, LEBANESE HOSTS CRITICIZE UNITED STATES / SEARCH FOR MISSING CLERIC CONTINUES / KHATAMI HEADS TO SYRIA / IRAN WILL NOT BACK DOWN ON NUCLEAR EFFORTS / SUPREME LEADER RULES OUT RESTORING IRAN-U.S. RELATIONS / U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE IN PERSIAN / IRANIAN OPPOSITION GROUP DISARMED / IRAN TO HELP REBUILD AFGHAN AIRPORTS / TEHRAN SIGNS LONG-TERM GAS DEAL WITH INDIA / IRAN TO CUT WATER FLOW TO NEIGHBORS / PLANNED EVENT FALLS VICTIM TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS / IRAN'S GLOOMY PRESS SITUATION / STATE BROADCASTING REJECTS LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION / LEGISLATION'S REJECTION PROMPTS STUDENT PROTEST AND RESIGNATION THREATS / UNREST RETURNS TO CAMPUSES / SPECIAL JUDICIARY BRANCH TO DEAL WITH INTERNET OFFENSES / SCIRI LEADER PRAISES KHOMEINI, CRITICIZES UNITED STATES
  • Differing Views Of Terrorism Lead To Iran-U.S. Impasse RFE/L Press Release 17 May 2003 -- A failure to agree on what constitutes terrorism has led U.S. and Iranian officials to a diplomatic stalemate. RFE/RL senior Iran analyst A. William Samii told a briefing audience this week that the two countries hold incompatible perceptions about militant groups.
  • YEMEN / KHATAMI VOA 15 May 2003 -- For the first time since the 1979 Iranian revolution, an Iranian president is visiting Yemen.
  • IRANIAN REGIME'S PROGRAMS FOR BIOLOGICAL AND MICROBIAL WEAPONS ALIREZA JAFARZADEH and SOONA SAMSAMI, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RESISTANCE OF IRAN PRESS BRIEFING, THE WILLARD HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 15, 2003 -- Today we are unveiling previously unknown information on the Iranian regime's biological and microbial weapons program. The command headquarters of the People's Mujaheddin Organization of Iran obtained this information through its sources within the Iranian clerical regime.
  • SYRIA/KHATAMI VOA 15 May 2003 -- Iran's president is in Syria for talks expected to focus on U-S pressure for an end to support for terrorist organizations.
  • POWELL/IRAN VOA 15 May 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says Washington has no plans to take military action against Iran, despite continued concerns that Tehran could be trying to develop weapons of mass destruction.
  • U-S-IRAN TALKS VOA 14 May 2003 -- The Bush administration said Wednesday talks in Geneva between U-S and Iranian officials are focused on specific issues concerning Iraq and Afghanistan and are not aimed at normalizing relations between the two countries that were broken off in 1979. White House National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice says Iran continues to engage in "deeply troubling" behavior.
  • Despite U.S. Pressure, Khatami Says Tehran Supports Hizballah RFE/L 14 May 2003 -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has vowed Iran's continued support for Hizballah, despite U.S. calls for a crackdown on the militant group. In the midst of official visits to Lebanon and Syria today, Khatami also is urging the U.S. to quickly withdraw its troops from Iraq. And he is warning against the imposition of a government in Baghdad that has been handpicked by the administration in Washington.
  • EDITORIAL: IRAN'S PURSUIT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS VOA 13 May 2003 -- There are serious concerns about Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, along with other weapons of mass destruction and longer-range missiles. As U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher made clear, Iran's claim that its nuclear program is transparent and intended for peaceful purposes contradicts known facts
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 6, Number 20 12 May 2003 -- CONFIDENT HIZBALLAH ANTICIPATES KHATAMI VISIT / THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS / PARLIAMENTARIANS URGE IRAN TO CONSIDER RESTORING RELATIONS WITH UNITED STATES / IRAN EXTRADITES REPUTED ANSAR AL-ISLAM FIGURE / SCIRI INCREASINGLY ACTIVE IN PLANS FOR IRAQ'S FUTURE... / ...AND SCIRI LEADER RETURNS TO IRAQ / MARTYRED IRAQI CLERICS COMMEMORATED IN IRAN / INTELLIGENCE MINISTER EXPLAINS INACTION IN IRAQ / LEGISLATOR CRITICIZES CENSORSHIP / TEHRAN CRACKS DOWN ON INTERNET USE / IRAN'S ECONOMIC, LABOR PROBLEMS MOUNT / TEHRAN ACKNOWLEDGES STEEP FALL IN PER CAPITA INCOME SINCE REVOLUTION / CIVIL-SERVANT SALARY GROWTH LIMITED / EXPEDIENCY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN'S SON DENIES FAMILY WEALTH INCREASE / TOP FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS SLATED FOR AMBASSADORIAL POSTS / INFERIOR TECHNOLOGY SAID TO BE CAUSING PROBLEMS IN ENERGY SECTOR / BARBIE INVADES MASHHAD / FORMER TEHRAN MAYOR ALVIRI ACQUITTED / FORMER IRANIAN GUESTS MEET IN AFGHANISTAN
  • U.S., Iran Discussing Afghanistan, Iraq, Other Issues of Mutual Interest Washington File 12 May 2003 -- The State Department's deputy spokesman, Philip Reeker, said the United States and Iran are communicating with each other through a variety of international channels on Afghanistan, Iraq and other issues of mutual interest, but the question of establishing diplomatic relations is not under consideration.
  • State Department Launches Persian Language Website Washington File 12 May 2003 -- The State Department's Bureau of International Information Programs has added Persian to the websites it maintains in other world languages -- Russian, Arabic, Chinese, French, and Spanish.
  • LEBANON / IRAN VOA 12 May 2003 -- Iranian President Mohammed Khatami is in Beirut on the first visit by an Iranian leader to Lebanon since his country's 1979 Islamic revolution.
  • Washington Says Talks Do Not Signal Reopening Formal Ties With Tehran RFE/L 12 May 2003 -- The U.S. State Department says recent talks between Washington and Tehran do not mean that discussing reopening diplomatic ties with Iran is on the table.
  • Washington Seen Pressuring UN On Tehran's Nuclear Program RFE/L 09 May 2003 -- The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush has accused Iran of working to develop nuclear weapons. As RFE/RL correspondent Jeffrey Donovan reports, the U.S. strategy appears aimed at getting the United Nations to declare Iran in violation of a key nuclear treaty.
  • Message of greetings to Kim Jong Il from Iranian President KCNA 09 May 2003 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a message of greetings from Seyed Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on April 29 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
  • Reply message to Iranian President KCNA 09 May 2003 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il sent a message of greetings to Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami on May 6 in reply to the latter's message of greetings sent on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Iran.
  • Greetings to Iranian President KCNA 09 May 2003 -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Seyed Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran, on April 15 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
  • U.S. Consulted Russia and China Over Iranian Nuclear Facilities Washington File 09 May 2003 -- Following is the official answer to a question taken at the May 8 regular State Department briefing; the answer was posted May 9
  • U.S. Disputes Stated Purposes of Iranian Nuclear Facilities Washington File 09 May 2003 -- Following is the official answer to a question taken at the May 9 regular State Department briefing; the answer was posted later in the day
  • State Department Voices "Serious Concern" Over Iran's Nuclear Program Washington File 09 May 2003 -- State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said on May 8 that the United States has "serious concerns" about Iran's active pursuit of nuclear weapons, and it supports a "rigorous examination" of Iran's nuclear activities by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Boucher was speaking to the press at the State Department briefing in Washington.
  • IRAN / POLITICS VOA 09 May 2003-- Iran's clerical leadership has struck down a bill that would have given the country's president greater powers.
  • U-S / IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 08 May 2003 -- The United States said Thursday it "completely rejects" Iran's assertion that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. Bush administration officials say they will press for a finding by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the I-A-E-A, next month that Iran has violated the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  • IRAQ AND IRAN VOA 07 May 2003 -- Some three-hundred Iraqis representing the country's various ethnic, religious and political groups have met in Baghdad to lay the groundwork for a transitional government. There has been concern that some Shiites backed by Iran would try to undermine steps toward democracy in Iraq. U-S Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said, "A vocal minority clamoring to transform Iraq in Iran's image will not be permitted to do so. We will not allow the Iraqi people's democratic transition to be hijacked by those who might wish to instill another form of dictatorship."
  • Iran is firm on peaceful use of nuclear energy, official tells UN IRNA 07 May 2003 -- Iran's nuclear energy chief here Tuesday presented an exhaustive sketch of the country's nuclear program, reiterating that Tehran was firm in its resolve to make peaceful use of nuclear know-how in the face of western propaganda hype.
  • Senator Brownback Calls for Supporting Iranian Democracy Movement Washington File 07 May 2003 -- The United States should open a dialogue with the people of Iran and support democratic forces that are in opposition to the Islamic regime there, according to Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas).
  • U-S / IRAN VOA 07 May 2003 -- Some members of the U-S Congress and Middle East analysts are urging the Bush administration to capitalize on its success in the war against Iraq and support dissidents opposed to the hard-line Muslim clerics in Iran. U-S officials accuse Iran of opposing efforts to bring democracy to Iraq, and trying to obtain weapons of mass destruction to tip the balance of power in the Middle East.
  • Brownback: U.S. Must Support Iranian Dissidents' Quest for Democracy Washington File 06 May 2003 -- Senator Sam Brownback (Republican from Kansas), an influential lawmaker regarding U.S. policy toward South and Central Asia, says the United States must maintain a clear and strong opposition to the Iranian regime and support the efforts of Iranian dissidents to achieve democracy.
  • RUSSIA / U-S / IRAN NUKES VOA 06 May 2003 -- A top Russian official has rejected U-S claims that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program in violation of international treaties. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov issued the denial as U-S Undersecretary of State John Bolton ended a visit to Russia aimed at securing Moscow's cooperation on the issue.
  • Russia tells US: No reason to accuse Iran on nuclear energy IRNA 05 May 2003 -- Russia, which helps Iran build a nuclear energy plant in southern Bushehr, on Monday turned down US claims that Tehran had violated international conventions on weapons of mass destruction, the Itar-Tass news agency said
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 6, Number 19 05 May 2003 -- IRAN OBSERVES MAY DAY AMIDST MOUNTING LABOR PROBLEMS / IRANIAN YOUTH THREATENED BY 'LUMPENISM.' / CONTROVERSIAL CLERIC DISCUSSES DESPONDENT YOUTHS / DISSIDENT CLERIC DENIES ABANDONING REVOLUTION / PARLIAMENTARIAN IN HOT WATER FOR REPORT TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS TEAM / GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN CHARGED WITH INSULTING GUARDIANS COUNCIL / AMIR-ENTEZAM BACK IN JAIL / IRANIAN CAPITAL GETS NEW LEADERSHIP / NEW IRANIAN PROSECUTOR-GENERAL APPOINTED / CONSERVATIVES CRITICIZE IRAN'S FOREIGN POLICY / GREAT BRITAIN WARNS IRAN ABOUT TERRORISM / IRAN TOPS U.S. TERRORISM LIST AGAIN... / ...AND TEHRAN'S MUJAHEDIN FOES ARE ON LIST, TOO / IRANIAN LEADERS ANGRY ABOUT MKO STATUS IN IRAQ / IRAN CURBS PILGRIMAGES TO SHRINES IN IRAQ / GREAT BRITAIN SAYS IRAN NOT MEDDLING IN IRAQ / SCIRI UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT BAGHDAD MEETING / TEHRAN DEBATES U.S. RELATIONS
  • Tensions With U.S. Worsen Over Iraq, Though Efforts Made To Ease Pressure RFE/L 02 May 2003 -- Differences over Iraq are heightening tensions between the United States and Iran. Washington is warning Tehran not to encourage anti-American feelings among some Iraqi Shi'a groups as the U.S. begins the difficult task of administering Iraq. And Tehran is urging Washington to leave Iraq at once and let Iraqis decide their own future.



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