Iran offers to mediate for Lebanon hostages amid Gulf tensions
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Mohammed Jawad Larijani told ABC from New York that Iran is willing to mediate for the release of foreign hostages held by Shiite groups in Lebanon. He cited past releases of American and French hostages and urged de escalation of Persian Gulf tensions while warning that war would devastate the region.
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Larilani
Iraq
da Amreen
Europe
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Free hijack suspect hostage tape details and releases
A four minute video shows West German hostages Rudolf Cordes and Dieter Schmidt as captors demand demands tied to the 1985 TWA hijacking. Bonn rejected extradition for Hammadi and a group calling itself Holy Warriors for Freedom claimed responsibility. Wives of three captives press for release as the Beirut University College seizure case continues.
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Hamad
West Germany
Holy Warriors For Freedom
Robert Polhill
New York City
Jetee Tumake
Baise
Idaho
Buthileshwar Singh
Allan Steen
Boston
Beirut University College
Reagan pushes arms pact before Gorbachev summit
President Reagan and aides indicate a nuclear arms control agreement must be near completion before a summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said contacts through Geneva suggest it will take time to finalize such an accord, with no absolute summit condition but reality pointing to a post agreement meeting. The president and First Lady were en route to California after a Santa Barbara speech tour.
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Iran and Iraq clash on heights near Sardasht front
First hand description from northeastern Iraq known as Southern Kurdistan shows Iranian forces digging in at nearly 2000 foot ridges, reinforced trenches, and a daily artillery duel with Iraqi units a few miles away. Narratives detail civilian-military aid, Kurdish regional tensions, and casualties from a recent three hour assault.
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Positan Ghar
Gala Diza
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Jordan
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Kurdistan
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Habib Hosseini
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Tabriz
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Kalamis
Navy reports two incidents with Iranian forces in Gulf region
The Pentagon disclosed warnings and warning shots directed at two small wooden boats of unknown nationality as American ships pressed a convoy through the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier in August a suspected Iranian warplane was not confirmed as struck, while a tense exchange with an Iranian naval warship occurred during a Gulf transit.
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Associated Press
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