BRIEF ON IRAN
No. 298
Tuesday, November 21, 1995

Representative Office of
The National Council of Resistance of Iran
3421 M Street NW #1032
Washington, DC 20007


Massoud Rajavi Condemns Explosion at Egypt's Embassy in Pakistan,
From a Statement by NCR, November 19

        Mr. Massoud Rajavi, President of the National Council of
Resistance of Iran, condemned the explosion today in the Embassy of
Egypt in Islamabad, which led to the death and injury of dozens of
people. Mr. Rajavi expressed his condolences to the Government and
people of Egypt and families of the victims.
        Without doubt, such indiscriminate acts of terrorism are
extremely desirable for the religious, terrorist dictatorship ruling Iran.
The main source of export of terrorism and fundamentalism to the
world, the regime particularly enjoys a free hand in Pakistan and has
launched dozens of criminal terrorist operations to-date on the
territory of this country, including against Iranian refugees and
Resistance activists.


European Union Reviewing its Policy on Iran, Radio France, November
19

        After the expression of pleasure for Yitzhak Robin's murder by
the Iranian officials, the European Union is leaning toward a change in
its policy on Iran.
        Following Germany's postponing a conference on Islam, in which
Velayati [Iranian Foreign Minister] was supposed to attend, the
Netherlands also canceled the visit to that country by the Islamic
Republic's Agriculture Minister's.
        Meanwhile, the French government has informed Iran that the
foreign minister of that country will not meet with Mahmoud Va'ezi,
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, who was supposed to travel to Paris
few days ago.  This trip was accordingly canceled as well.
        At the same time, Gholamreza Forouzesh, Minister for
Construction Crusade, who was supposed to arrive in Germany
yesterday, unexpectedly traveled to another country...


Iran Hurt by Europeans' Rejection, Seeks Retaliation, United Press
International, November 20

        LONDON - An Iranian newspaper suggested Monday in reaction
to the withdrawal of invitations to Iranian minister [by the]
Netherlands and Germany that Iran should make trade agreements
only with states that are totally independent from Israel.
        The Netherlands cited remarks by... Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
following the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin as
the reason for canceling an invitation to Iranian Agriculture Minister
Issa Kalantari.
        Earlier the German Parliament voted to cancel an invitation to
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati to a conference in
Germany on Europe and Islam for the same reason....
        "Such stances indicate that the Zionists are active in the vital
process of decision-making in those countries," The Tehran Times said
in an editorial, quoted by the Islamic Republic News Agency
monitored in London.
        The Tehran Times said that in responding to the cancellations,
"Iran should not consider all countries as suitable trading partners, but
rather should separate friendly from hostile countries and make
agreements only with states that are totally independent from the
Zionist regime."...
        Germany has been Iran's chief European trading partner.


Mullahs' Unending Hatred, Radio Israel, November 19

        While the officials of Iran, under the mediation of Qatar, are
meeting with the United Arab Emirates on Iranian Islands in Persian
Gulf, Meshkini [representative of Khamenei in Qom] denounced the
leaders of Gulf sheikdoms, including Qatar, for attending funeral of
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.  He claimed that the Islam of these
countries is America's Islam.
        According to daily Akhbar, Meshkini noted that the Arab leaders
who attended Israeli Prime Minister's funeral have forgotten their
national and religious zeal and have recorded a shameful stain in their
dark history.  Using these comments, he presented himself as the
proxy of Palestinians and said this group of Arab leaders who believe
in America's Islam, have forgotten the aspirations of Palestine.


Mullahs Worried about Their Role in Bosnia, Iran's State-run radio,
November 19

        U.S. is asking Bosnian government to cut its relations with Iran.
According to our central news unit from Sarajevo, a Bosnian official
confirmed that in the peace process negotiations in Ohio, the American
government has asked Izetbegovic, Bosnian President, to cut relations
between Sarajevo and Tehran in order to prevent Iran's influence [on
Bosnia]...