More than 2,000 students in Tehran's University of Technology (Amir Kabir) demonstrated on campus on Sunday, September 28, chanting anti-government slogans and demanding the dismissal of several university officials.

According to National Council of Resistance's sources inside Iran, the students protested against the expulsion of some students and professors and called for the dissolution of the university's disciplinary committee which arrests and expels students on groundless charges.

Reports say that on many occasions the regime has sent Ansar-e Hezbollah shock troops to suppress and terrorize the students. In condemning these attacks, the students said that the "rule of law" propagated by Khatami is nothing but hollow rhetoric.

Iran Papers Hail U.S. Humiliation After Total Deal, Reuter, October 1

TEHRAN - Iranian newspapers on Wednesday hailed the $2 billion oil deal between French company Total SA and Iran as a new humiliation for the United States and urged Europe to mend strained political ties with Tehran….

[Iran News, which often reflects the views of the Foreign Ministry said:] "Iran-EU trade figures confirm that the United States will remain impotent and would not be able to block the...deal."…

But Jomhuri Eslami warned that "whenever Europe and America have common interests, they will not hesitate to stand together against us."

"It is simple-mindedness to think that the EU, which is haggling with us on the timing of the returning of its ambassadors to Tehran, has at the same time decided to stand against America for our sake," it said.

Block Iran's Nuke Program Now, Editorial, New York Post, October 1 

Within three years, Iran will have long-range ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear, chemical or germ warheads, say American and Israeli intelligence officials. That's the good news.

The bad news is that America has less than 18 months to stem the flow of missile technology from Russia and China to Iran - after that, Iranian engineers will have learned enough to be able to construct the weapons themselves….

Worse yet, Iran's nuclear program continues apace with its missile schemes. Hundreds of Russian scientists are openly working on the project - ostensibly a "civilian" reactor in one of the world's most oil-rich countries. Very soon, and no one knows exactly when, America may find itself in the worst hostage situation imaginable: Instead of a gang of hijackers with guns, a terrorist state brandishing nukes could be holding hostage the world's principal source of oil….

… This may be the last chance to terminate Iran's missile program - short of military action.

U.S. Congressmen Ask Clinton to Apply Iran Sanctions on Russia, The Washington Times, October 2 

Citing "substantiated allegations," a bipartisan coalition of congressmen and senators is calling on the Clinton administration to impose sanctions on Russia for providing missile technology and technological advice to Iran.

A letter to President Clinton, dated Sept. 30 and signed by 35 senators and 63 members of the House, accuses Russia of technological transfers that [pose "a direct threat to U.S. security."…

Increasing Dissent in Rank and File of Army, Iran Zamin News Agency, October 2

Last week the mullahs' regime concluded a military exercises, code-named Zolfaqar.

Despite mobilizing all of its resources, however, it could not deploy more than 50,000 troops for this maneuver, only a quarter of the figure publicly announced by the regime's military officials. They had also claimed that Zolfaqar was their largest ground forces' maneuver in recent years.

According to the reports received from within the regime, the Zolfaqar maneuvers resulted in more than 200 casualties.

on the one hand and their extensive sympathy to the Iranian Resistance on the other, have limited the regime's ability to carry on with its plans.

These reports confirm that the main objective of the Zolfaqar maneuvers launched in Aliabad, Qom (near Tehran), was to prepare the armed forces for any confrontation with the National Liberation Army at the gates of the Iranian capital.

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