…On the same subject [designating the Iranian Resistance as "terrorist" by the State Department], 'Tehran Times' referred to the remarks of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright….

If the west and other European capitals are genuinely interested in combating terrorism, they must avail of the best opportunity of shutting down all offices of the [People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran] and extradite their key leaders to Iran to be tried for their heinous terroristic acts, concluded Tehran times.

Khatami Appointed Another Terrorist As His Advisor, Iran Zamin News Agency, October 14 

The National Council of Resistance of Iran issued a statement on Tuesday regarding a decree by Khatami, appointing Alireza Mo'ayyeri as advisor to him in charge of coordinating his office's affairs.

The NCR's statement says: Mo'ayyeri was the regime's chargé d'affaires in its embassy in France in 1985-86, and also served as advisor to Rafsanjani on international affairs.

According to NCR, Mo'ayyeri's appointment, which followed naming of former prime minister Moussavi as senior advisor to the regime's president, indicates the fact that Khatami needs to rely on suppression and export of terrorism more than ever before. He is neither capable of nor inclined to bring about any change or the slightest reform in the Velayat-e Faqih regime.

Mo'ayyeri is affiliated with the "Line of the Imam" or the "Assembly of Combatant Clerics" who advocate totalitarian policies at home, hostility to the Middle East peace process and export of terrorism.

According to reports from within the clerical regime, Khatami is planning to name more advisors from among the leaders of this faction, including mullah Moussavi Kho'einiha who led the occupation of the American embassy in Tehran in 1979, and Ali Akbar Mohtashami, former Minister of Interior and mastermind of bloody terrorist operations in Lebanon.

The NCR's statement indicated that Mo'ayyeri's main mission in France was to design and carry out a highly complicated and expensive scheme to assassinate Mr. Massoud Rajavi, President of the NCR.

In 1992, Mo'ayyeri was appointed as head of Khamenei's office to support terrorist groups in Asia and Middle East. He attended all of the National Security Council sessions and was directly involved in the assassination of many of the regime's opponents abroad.

Khatami Tells Hezbollah: "Expand Your Activities", State-Run IRNA, October 14

Iran's president, Hojatoleslam Seyed Mohammad Khatami here Sunday condoled with visiting Secretary General of Hizbollah Seyed-Hassan Nassrollah for the martyrdom of his son. Khatami said Hizbollah is "the symbol of resistance, and in the fight with the occupiers, the movement must also enlist Christians, Shi'ite Muslims and the Druze."

The Iranian president told the Secretary General of Hizbollah that the movement would do well to expand its political and cultural activities to include the entirety of Lebanon….

Iran Says Will Continue Backing Lebanese Hizbollah, Reuter, October 12

Iran has pledged continued support for Lebanon's pro-Iranian militant Islamic group Hizbollah, the Iranian news agency IRNA said on Sunday. Its clear reaffirmation of backing for Hizbollah came only days after the U.S. State Department included the group on a list of 30 "foreign terrorist organizations."

IRNA said Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi "stressed Iran's strong will to continue the policy of supporting the struggle of the people of Lebanon against Zionist (Israeli) occupation and ... the need to forge unity to continue and strengthen the resistance of the people."…

Iran Claims Improved Missile Ability, Associated Press, October 13

Iran can now build missiles with a range of 156 miles, former president Hashemi Rafsanjani said in Tehran Friday.

"Our long-range anti-aircraft missile ... can reach its target at a distance of 156 miles. Please pay attention to the figure of 250 kilometers 156 miles," Rafsanjani said in his Friday prayer sermon in Tehran, which was broadcast on Iranian television and monitored by the British Broadcasting Corp.

"The longest range that we could hit during the Iran-Iraq war was 18 miles or something around that," he said, referring to Iranian-made missiles….

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