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confrontation with the Persian Gulf states over the islands. Tehran
believes that by demonstrating its strong and uncompromising position
over the Gulf issues, it will be able to influence such countries as
Egypt and Iraq to recognize Iran's unique position in the hub of Islam.

IRAN SAYS WESTERN TROOP BUILDUP POSES THREAT TO SECURITY (OCT 20,
1994/0600 GMT) NICOSIA-REUTERS

Iran's Intelligence (Internal Security) Minister Ali Fallahiyan said on
Wednesday night the presence of Western forces in the Gulf was a threat
to Iran's security. He said Iran should be vigilant and prepared "for
any eventuality," the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported. It
quoted Fallahiyan as saying that the "presence of alien forces and their
movements in Iran's immediate vicinity needed vigilance and full
preparation for any eventuality." He blasted United States policy in the
Gulf region and urged oil-rich Gulf Arab states to end their alliance
with Washington. The official news agency IRNA said the
English-language Tehran Times and Iran News attacked the United States
in editorials marking the November 4 seizure of the U.S. embassy in
Tehran after the Islamic revolution in 1979. Addressing neighboring
Gulf Arab states, it said: "Now you are the victims of U.S. exploitation
and usurpation carried out in more subtle ways to deprive you of your
wealth." It urged them to oppose the presence of U.S. forces in the
region. "Let the shout of 'Death to America' ring loud in the desert as
a clear expression of your opposition to any pretext of a 'Desert
Storm,' which we all know was just a game of cards the CIA played to
justify their presence in the region."

IRAN USES STYX TECHNOLOGY IN CRUISE-MISSILE DEVELOPMENT (Nov 17, 1994)
11/17/94 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL Iran is developing a range of ballistic
missiles, and a cruise missile derived from the Russian SSN-2 Styx
anti-ship missile, according to German intelligence documents obtained
by Flight International. Tehran has access to Styx technology via the
Silkworm, the 80-km (45-mile)-range Chinese-built version of the Styx.
Iran took delivery of its first Silkworms in 1986 and the missiles are
deployed on the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf waters.
Four Silkworm launch emplacements have been built on the mid-gulf island
of Abu Musa, where administration is shared by Iran and the Arab emirate
state of Sharjah. Documents say that Tehran is also involved in the
development of a solid-fueled missile and in the development of
enhanced-performance Scud ballistic-missile systems ....

ARBITRATION REJECTED IN UAE ISLANDS ROW (DEC 23/1221 GMT) 12/23/94
TEHRAN (DEC 22) BLOOMBERG Iran spurned a call from its Arab neighbors to
accept international arbitration in its dispute with the United Arab
Emirates over three islands in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian Foreign
Ministry said bilateral talks with the UAE were the only way to resolve
the row which has soured relations between non-Arab Iran and the six
states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). GCC leaders, ending a
summit in Bahrain last night, called on the Iranian government to let