[DoctorZIn]

I believe he was with the Carter Administration.
He was the architect of their Iranian policy.

[AdmSmith]

IRAN SCRAPS SATELLITE DEAL WITH RUSSIA.

Rajab Safarov, general director of the Center for Contemporary Iranian Studies and the head of the iran.ru news agency, said on 29 July that Iran has decided against purchasing a communications satellite from Russia, Ekho Moskvy reported. The Russian Foreign Ministry first recommended purchasing the satellite, known as Zohreh, from a state-run company called Aviaeksport, while Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov recommended the Intersputnik company to the Iranians. This behavior surprised the Iranians, according to Safarov, leading to the cancellation of the deal. "Iran is a leader of the Islamic world, and losing the Iranian market is a serious blow to Russia's interests," he said. BS

source RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 7, No. 145, Part III, 1 August 2003

It is not easy when one company offers a high bribe.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

http://mehr.org/nro.htm

A scathing piece against Gary Sick, if you are interested.

[AdmSmith]

IRANIAN STUDENTS SENTENCED TO JAIL.

Nine students from Ilam University have received jail sentences after a closed-door trial, ILNA reported on 30 July. Six of the students received three-year sentences for insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two received one-year sentences for unspecified reasons, and a third student received an 18-month sentence for acting against national security. BS

source RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 7, No. 145, Part III, 1 August 2003