Lebanese hostage crisis-US reaction to Iranian offer

Title

Lebanese hostage crisis-US reaction to Iranian offer

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

5 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:41

Description

Nick Peters reports on US reaction to an offer from the new Iranian leader, President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani, to help free Western hostages in the Lebanon. Includes statements by President George H. W. Bush; former national security advisor, Robert McFarlane; former CIA director, William Colby.

Contributors

Nick Peters; William Colby; Robert McFarlane; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Iran; Israel; Terrorism; International relations; Homicide; Lebanon; Hostages; Abduction; Terry Anderson; William R. Higgins; Joseph Cicippio; Ali Akbar Rafsanjani

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