BRIEF ON IRAN Representative Office of The National Council of Resistance of Iran No. 455 Tuesday, July 16, 1996 3421 M Street NW #1032, Washington, DC 20007 Diplomat Named in Iran Dissident Killing, United Press International, July 15 ROME — An Iranian diplomat has been named (Monday) in a preliminary hearing over the 1993 killing of a prominent Iranian dissident in Rome. The prosecution requested two Algerians and an Iranian stand trial for the slaying and that files on the Rome-based diplomat be requested from Iran. Germany Also A Target of Mullahs' Terrorism, Iran Zamin News Agency, July 15 Head of the German intelligence service says that his agency would implement an increased level of control in dealing with pro-Iran fundamentalist groups. According to Frankfurter Rundschau, Hans Yorg Geiger said: Germany is also a target of fundamentalist terrorists and Germany can take steps to prevent terrorist attacks. He mentioned Hezbollah, which is supported by the Iranian regime, as one of the groups that are being watched, the paper said. Iran Triples Gulf Deployed Missiles - U.S. Navy, Reuters, July 15 DUBAI — Iran has in the past two years tripled the number of missiles deployed on its Gulf coast and is fitting Chinese-built cruise missiles on up to 20 of its naval boats, a senior U.S. navy commander said on Monday. Vice Admiral John Scott Redd, Commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, said Iran's acquisition of Chinese-built radar guided C-802 anti-ship missiles was "a new dimension" in the regional naval threat.... He said Iran was expected to have up to 20 patrol boats fitted with anti-ship Chinese-built C-802 cruise missiles. It already has two Russian Kilo submarines "and they have another one coming we think before the year is out," he said. "There has been a tripling of shore-based missiles both that shoot at ships and those that are surface-to-air missiles," he said. "The number they have deployed on the Gulf coast and in the Strait (of Hormuz) roughly tripled." "The newest dimension is that they have Chinese- built C-802 missiles against ships...The Houdong patrol craft they got from China came fitted to fire the C-802s and they have now received all 10 of them. Some arrived in the last couple of months." "They are also taking some of the other patrol craft and modifying them to carry the missiles and that work is in progress. We could be looking at 20 or more patrol ships at sea capable of carrying those surface-to-surface missiles," he said. Officials in the United States, which accuses Iran of sponsoring terrorism and has imposed sanctions on it, have expressed concern since the 1991 Gulf War about what they say is Iran's growing military capability and aims in the region.... Problems of Population And The Youth in Iran, BBC Radio, July 13 The daily Akhbar covered the statements of the Minister of Health, who warned against the population control and conditions of the youth, under the title of "35 percent of population is under 15 years of age."... The Hamshahry daily published a report about the shortages due to the increase of population.... And the Iran newspaper had its main article about containment of population.... In its major article today, Resalat wrote about the problems that the youth have to deal with... In that article, Resalat indicated that the employment age is 28 for males and 24 for females. According to Resalat, if it were to create housing for the newlyweds, the government would have to build 231,000 houses, which is impossible. OnNewsLine • Iran Zamin, July 13—U.S. Vice President Al Gore began Saturday a three-day visit to Moscow. Russia's building of a nuclear power station in Iran is expected to be high on the agenda in discussions between Mr. Gore and Mr. Chernomyrdin. • Iran Zamin, July 15—In further suppression of Iranian women, Janati, a powerful mullah and a member of the regime's Guardian Council, suggested that during summer, the officials should seriously perform their duties regarding women's cover. • Salam Daily, July 11—Once more the prices of chickens and eggs have increased. • Tehran Radio, July 14—In today's session of the Majlis, addition of an amendment for facilitating the entrance of fighters and militant Basijis to the universities and institutes of higher education was passed.