The World - News from May 7, 1986
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Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations was quoted by a Tehran newspaper as saying that his nation might discuss a settlement of the Persian Gulf War if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was replaced by Ali Saleh, a former Iraqi U.N. envoy. As one of its demands for ending the war, Iran has insisted that Hussein be ousted. Ambassador Said Rajai-Khorasani was quoted by the paper, Kayhan, as saying that Saleh is living in New York and working as a bookseller.
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