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Release of Sheik Obeid Could Unlock Beirut Hostage Deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Velayati links the April 1990 release of Muslim cleric Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid, kidnapped in a Leba non commando raid, to possible freeing of Western hostages in Beirut including Lorain native Terry Anderson. He says Tehran might press Hezbollah if the U S and others push Israel for hostage releases, while keeping bilateral disputes separate. He also notes Lebanon’s Shia groups seek the release of hundreds of Shiites held by Israel.
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Tehran
Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid
Israel
Lebanon
Terry Anderson
Beirut
Ali Akbar Velayati
Evin
Iran
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Foreign Ministry
Velayati
United States
Sheik Obeid
Washington