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Issue No.49, August 3, 1998

• 4901 Khamene'i ordered Khobar Towers bombing, defector says. Exclusive interview with the son of former Rev. Guards commander Mohsen Rezai, provides plenty of surprises, including new evidence of Iran's direct involvement in some of the most high profile anti-U.S. terrorist attacks in recent years. 1705 words
• 4902 New evidence suggests Iranian involvement in TWA 800. The Iran Brief has learned of intelligence warnings that should have helped to prevent the TWA 800 disaster, as a former US Navy pilot delivers his own evidence that twin missile shots downed the plane over Moriches. 671 words
• 4903 France releases convicted terrorist. Bakhtiar killer set free. 137 words
• 4904 Iran tests Shahab-3. We provide new details of the missile design and Iran's intentions. 901 words
• 4905 White House sanctions Russian firms for missile sales. After Congressional threats, finally White House action.... 791 words
• 4906 Exclusive: Iran Brief exposes European missile assistance. Russian companies are not alone in supplying equipment to Iranian missile programs...317 words
• 4907 Major Suppliers to the Shahab-3 program. DOCUMENT: Our data base tracks 24 companies, from Russia, China, and North Korea, currently under investigation or sanctioned by U.S. government authorities. 1016 words
• 4908 State Department takes control of Radio Free Iran. How many Iran experts know the background of the new director of Radio Free Iran? And how many Members of Congress know the State Department's intentions for the new radio? 845 words
• 4909 Khatami wins one... for now . New Interior Minister, as clouds form on other horizons. 248 words
• 4910 Attacks on reporters, newspapers. Khatami's liberalization is one thing, but the Hezbollahi thugs still roam the streets... and the courts still shut down newspapers. 555 words
• 4911 Baha'i executed. First Baha'i executed since 1992. 147 words

   

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