VOL. XLII

No. 29

19-July-1999

The Political Scene

After security forces raided the campus of Tehran universityon 9 July, the authorities in Iran both conservative and reformist initially sided with the students, but changed their minds after three days ofviolent clashes between students, police and Islamic militia members threatenedto destabilize the existing political order. After courtesy calls on variousArab neighbors, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak flew to the US to get down towork on...