Iranian Abuses On Center Stage At Denver Rally, The Rocky Mountain News, June 16 

A group that wants democracy in Iran will rally Thursday [Friday] at the state Capitol, but the message is aimed at Europeans, not Coloradans.

The National Council of the Resistance chose Denver for this year's protest because world leaders will be in the city for the Denver Summit of the Eight, organizer Hossein Sadeghpour said. The group has had annual demonstrations since 1981.

… Rally organizers also will call for an end to Tehran's support for international terrorism, discrimination against women and efforts to disrupt the Middle East peace process.

The Clinton administration has urged other nations to cut all ties and trade with Iran's fundamentalist Islamic government….

Khobar Bombing Suspect May Implicate Mullahs, ABC World News Tonight, June 17 

Terrorism against the American soldiers in the Persian Gulf is in the news again. We told you last night that a suspect in the bombing of the US barracks in Saudi Arabia last year which killed 19 American servicemen is going to be deported from Canada to the US. It is now happening and it is a much bigger story than just this one man because the US officials believe that Hani Alsayegh may implicate Iran…

… Sayegh was not a leader but officials say he can tell them about his alleged training in Syria and Lebanon and most importantly can establish a connection to Iran where he spent years...

In private, US officials say they now have little doubt that Iran recruited and trained the Saudi dissidents who blew up Khobar Towers. The hope is that Hani Al-Sayegh will help the US make a case that some day could stand up in court…

Iran Tests Air-Launched Cruise Missile, United Press International, June 17

MANAMA - Iran has successfully tested an air-launched cruise missile, a development that officials say marks a dramatic upgrade in its threat to American warships controlling the Persian Gulf.

U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen made today's surprise announcement at a news conference in Bahrain, where he was visiting as part of a goodwill tour of Gulf states. Later, a senior military official told reporters aboard Cohen's Air Force jet that the tests mean American warships will now have much less warning of an Iranian attack. The military official said U.S. ships now have seconds, instead of minutes, to respond to missile attacks.

The official, speaking on background, said Iran tested a dummy missile on June 3 and a live weapon on June 6. He would not detail what kind of warhead was used when an aging F-4 jet fired on a barge in the Gulf, saying only that it was "a significant missile."…

In his toughest talk against Iran thus far on his tour of Gulf nations, Cohen told a news conference, "Iran's words and actions suggest that it wants to intimidate its neighbors and commerce in the Gulf."…

UAE's Deep Concerns about Iran's Military Buildup, Reuter, June 17 

ABU DHABI - The United States said on Tuesday it was not headed towards a clash with Iran unless the Islamic republic started it, and warned Tehran against any attempt to halt shipping in the oil-rich Gulf….

UAE President Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan al-Nahayan on Tuesday expressed deep concern about Iran's military buildup during two hours of talks with Cohen, a senior U.S. defense official said.

"They (UAE officials) are very nervous about the Iranian buildup," U.S. defense department spokesman Ken Bacon said.

"His (Sheikh Aid's) feeling obviously is that they (Iran) are doing this for a reason. He talked about their arms buildup, he talked specifically about their efforts to develop weapons of mass destruction…," Bacon said….

"Iran's words and actions suggest it wants to be able to intimidate its neighbors and to interrupt commerce in the Gulf," Cohen said….

Commerce Fines Dell Computers for Dealing with Iran, Dow Jones News, June 17 

WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration fined Dell Computer Corp. (DELL) $50,000 for three alleged shipments of computer equipment to Iran from the U.S. without the required export license.

In a press release Tuesday, the Commerce Department said Dell agreed to the $50,000 civil penalty.

The shipments took place between March and June 1992, the department said. The department also alleged Dell made false and misleading statements on export control documents….

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