Iran admits mining gulf to defend coastline
Iran said it planted mines in the Gulf to defend its coastlines as wind driven sand delayed a convoy of American escorted Kuwaiti tankers. Tehran Radio quoted Kamal Kharrazi saying mines defend shipping, not threaten it, while the U.S. Navy watched for mines near the Bridgeton site.
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Sandinista foes named to national reconciliation panel
In Managua the Catholic Church proposed three officials Cardinal Obando y Bravo Monsignor Vivas and Monsignor Scheaffler for a four member National Reconciliation Commission as opposition parties nominate three centrists Virgilio Godoy Erick Ramirez and Manuel Matus aimed at lifting the 1982 state of emergency and fostering talks with U S backed Contra rebels. The plan seeks to verify amnesties cease fires democratization and free elections across Central America.
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