VOL. XXXVII

NO. 44

1-AUGUST-1994

General

Relations Between Iran And Venezuela Sour

As a result of an operation carried out on 9 July by Iranian Governmentagents who kidnapped a former Iranian official and his family from Caracasairport, relations between the two countries have taken a turn for the worse.Initially, the Iranian Ambassador in Caracas, Mr. Seyyed Reza Zargarbashi, andthe Venezuelan authorities agreed to deal with the matter quietly. However, theambassador, on the instructions of his...