BRIEF ON IRAN
No. 382
Tuesday, April 2, 1996

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


Iranian Resistance Con-demns Arrest of Iranian Asylum-seekers in
Turkey, from statement by NCR, March 31

        The National Council of Resistance of Iran strongly condemns the
arrest and beating up of Iranian asylum seekers in Turkey.
        The Iranian Resistance is concerned about the plight of the 64
detained Iranian asylum seekers and calls on the international human
rights organizations and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to
secure their release and respond to the righteous requests of the
Iranian refugees who have fled the brutal suppression and oppressive
rule of the mullahs' regime.
        In light of the blatant violations of human rights in Iran and the
terrorist operations of the mullahs' regime against the Iranian
nationals in Turkey, it merits that rather than arresting and beating
the defenseless Iranian asylum-seekers, the Turkish government
arrest and prosecute the mullahs' terrorists and close down the
regime's embassy and consulates in that country who according to the
Turkish officials and media played a direct role in nearly 40 terrorist
operations against Turkish and Iranian nationals in that country.


Senior Mullah Threatens Germany, Iran Zamin News Agency, March 30

        A senior clergy tacitly warned Germany that if it did not
dropped prosecution of intelligence minister, Ali Fallahian, it would
incur severe losses.
        Emami Kashani, a member of Guardian Council, said in Friday
sermon that European countries, particularly Germany, must avoid
pursuing the U.S. policy against Iran.  He added any treatment by the
European countries against Tehran's government would be perceived
against Islamic world and all Islamic countries....
        Emami Kashani in expressing his views warned the Arab
countries against cooperation with U.S. to avoid what he called
"wretchedness and lowliness."


EU Troika to Take Message on "Terrorism" to Iran, Reuters, April 1

        ROME - A European Union delegation will visit Tehran on
Tuesday to tell the Iranian government that the future of its
controversial dialogue with Europe depends on a firm condemnation of
"terrorism," diplomats said on Monday.
        They said the troika of senior officials from Italy, Spain and
Ireland would meet Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati....
        Responding to that pressure, EU foreign ministers drew up a
common platform at a meeting in Palermo, Sicily, on March 10 calling
on Iran "to condemn once and for all acts of terrorism, whoever by
and for whatever end."
        "If the critical dialogue (with Iran) is worth continuing, it must
show some progress and convergence of views on such fundamental
issues as the Middle East peace process and terrorism," the policy
statement said.
        "That is the message the troika will be taking to Tehran," said a
senior diplomat from Italy, which holds the EU's rotating presidency....
        Impatience inside the EU at Iran's stance was reflected last
month in strong statements from foreign ministers Klaus Kinkel of
Germany and Susanna Agnelli of Italy.
        Germany last month confirmed it had issued a warrant for the
arrest of Iranian Intelligence Minister Ali Fallahiyan on suspicion of
masterminding the killing of three Kurdish opposition leaders in Berlin
in 1992.
        British author Salman Rushdie has meanwhile urged EU countries
to use what he said was Iran's current weakness to step up pressure
on Tehran to drop a death edict against him....


Mullahs Supply More Weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, Radio Israel,
March 31

        Today informed source in Jerusalem said the Syrian government
has allowed Iran's Islamic republic to once again transfer equipment
and weapons to Lebanon and deliver it to Hezbollah via Syria.
        The sources added the Syrian authorities agreed to this transfer
of weaponry by Tehran during a visit, two months ago, by the first
deputy of Rafsanjani, Hassan Habibi, from Damascus....