USA TODAYMay 12, 2003By Barbara Slavin Iran’s Islamic government is debating re-establishing diplomatic relations with the United States for the first time in 23 years and is holding secret talks with U.S. diplomats in Geneva on a range of issues, including the shape of a new government in Iraq, U.S. and Iranian diplomats say. The…
Month: May 2003
Iranian Fighters Based in Iraq Begin to Disarm
Los Angeles TimesMay 12, 2003By Eric Slater AL KHALIS, Iraq, May 12 — A heavily armed Iranian opposition group that the U.S. has listed as a terrorist organization began handing over its weapons to U.S. troops in eastern Iraq on Sunday in exchange for security guarantees. Under a deal reached Saturday, the several thousand members…
US says Iran opposition in Iraq agrees to disarm
Agence France PresseMay 10 2003NORTHEASTERN IRAQ (AFP) – US forces struck a disarmament deal with the Iraq-based Iranian armed opposition, a group listed as a terrorist organization in the United States, a US general told AFP. The People’s Mujahedeen’s thousands of guerrilla fighters and heavy weapons are to assemble in camps in Iraq under the…
U.S. Seeks Surrender Of Iranian Group
Policy Is Reversed on Exiles in IraqBy Glenn KesslerWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, May 9, 2003; Page A01 The Bush administration, increasingly concerned about the activities of an Iranian opposition group based in Iraq, has decided to actively seek its surrender, just weeks after the U.S. Central Command arranged a cease-fire that allowed the group to…