Iran leans East to bolster economy amid Western retreat
A Pacific News Service analysis notes Iran faces Western trade cuts and seeks Eastern Europe and North Korea for aid. It argues Tehran trades oil with Czechoslovakia, Romania, and North Korea while Japan's drop hurts petrochemicals, risking long term ties to the Soviet bloc.
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U.S
Middle East
PNS
William O. Beeman
Beeman
Brown University
Iran
Tehran
Europe
North Korea
Ali Reza Nobari
Iranian Central Bank
Bani Sadr
Iraq
Islamic Republic
Romania
Soviet Union
OPEC
Japan
Czechoslovakia
Petrochemical
Mitsui and Co
Mitsui
Nobari
Reagan
Washington
United States
Massoud Rajavi
Khomeini
Rajavi
Prague
Bucharest
Pacific News Service
U.S European relations strain over NATO and Middle East roles
U.S.-Europe ties are described as worsening with risk to Atlantic cohesion as allies drift from U.S. positions on NATO strategy and Mideast mediation. Europeans press for Palestinian involvement and urge caution on missiles while Washington seeks to deploy offsetting systems and maintain public support amid Soviet challenge.
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Washington
U.S
Western Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Reagan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Economic Community
Palestine Liberation Organization
Mideast
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Irasel-Egypt
Central America
NATO
Vietnam
America
Helmut Schmidt
West Germany
Europe
Moscow
Liberal use of closure in Ottawa sparks cross party debate
In Ottawa the Liberals push closure on Bill 48 to speed energy legislation drawing protests from Conservatives and NDP. Leaders argue about democratic rights and public attention while noting past uses and the need to balance debate with governing.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Marc Lalonde
Erik Nielsen
NDP
Ian Deans
Lalonde
Joe Clark
New Democrats
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