Naiiosiai Intelligence Daily
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SITUATION REPORT
IRAN
Claehea batuetm Mualvn and lafMat groups oontinued atthroughout Iran over the weekend deepite ordere from the Pevolutionary Council to end the fighting; last night the Council ordered the univereitiee closed until tomorrow.
At least one person has died in Tehran whore leftist Mujahedin students early today agreed to end their sit-in which was intended to prevent the government from closing their political offices. Ineople were injured and the Mujahedin headquarters was surrounded; it too will be vacated today. Groups at Shirazwhero some of the most serious fighting had taken place, have turned the college over to university In Abadan, an agreement has also been reached. President Bani-Sadr and Revolutionary Council spokesman Hablbi met yesterday with the heads of various colleges to discuss the situation. (U)
The militants holding the hostages have contacts among these Muslimalso call themselves followers of Khomeini'sare undoubtedlythese events closely to soo how much support they ornerate. The influential Qom Theological Seminary hafl come out in -upport of purging the universities of leftists. The purges seem to have garnered consider-
Sovlot Propaganda
Soviet propaganda claims that Moscow has alreadyefforts toossible US blockade of Iran. Advertisements carried in tha English-language "Moscow News Weekly" over the past month have referredreliable and beneficial container landbrldge" to Iran. An article in that same paper said cargo from Western Europe is pouring into Iran and that transit of Iranian Imports via Soviet territory ia of "vital importance" to Iran becausehreatened US economic blockade.
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Iran-Iraq
Both Baghdad and Tehran kept up their war of words over the weekend, but there were no reports of new clashes. Some fighting is continuing between Iran'ian Kurds and government forces seeking to reinforce the border with Iraq.
EC-IRANi Possible Sanctions
JTis fC etatee will probably approve tome sanationsat. the Foreign Ministers' meting opening tonight in
The arrival of Japanese Foreign Minister Okita there to discuss joint sanctionstrong indication that the EC Foreign Ministers willecisionrather than delay it until the EC heads of govern ment meeting on Sunday. Japan has indicatfid_thot it will go along with any EC sanctions decision.
Most EC governments are reluctant to incur the costs of economic and political sanctions and believe that they will be ineffective or even counterproductive. the EC states feel that they must take some action to demonstrate solidarity with theJIS.
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