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Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R000100330001-5 By NILES LATHEM and URI DAN THE US. was on the alert today for a new wave of Iranian terror- ist attacks on American military and diplomatic installations in the Mid- die East. White House sources said the Iranians may unleash another cam- paign of hit-run violence to keep the U.S. out of the Persian Gulf war that continues to men- ace vital oil shipping Janes to the west. The Iranian’ govern: ment-controlled — news- paper Keyhan yester- day warned President Reagan that “the only thing he would be able to offer the voters” by intervening “would be the corpses of American soldiers.” ‘The paper also urged Iran's air force to bomb power stations in Ku- wait and Saudi Arabia to force them. to stop supporting Iraq. These threats prompted Reagan to ask King Fahd of Saudi Ara- bia to let U.S. warplanes use airfields in his coun- try if necessary. US. and Israeli intelli- ence sources told The ‘ost last. night such preparations were nec- edsary’ because Iran may launch a series of kamikaze attacks against Americans. ‘The sources predicted Iran wants to create an- other Lebanon crisis to prevent the U.S. from stepping into the Gulf war. American military in- stallations in the area are on top alert status, sources said. _ US. and Israeli intelli- gence officials also fear that unless tensions ease Iran may escalate its Persian Gulf attacks to include Saudi and Kuwaiti oil facilities. Saudi Arabla and Ku- wait are backing Iraq in the war and have helped the Iraqis ship their ofl after one of its major SPECIAL EDITION - TERRORISM -- 26 JUNE 1984 NEW YORK POST 22 May 1984 Pg. 2 port facilities on the Persian Gulf was de- stroyed by Iran. One Mideast expert told The Post last night that there is deep con- cern in the White House that Iranian pilots may begin attacking -. the Saudi oil facilities in Ras Tanura, Officials say that the air defense system there “leaves much to be de- sired" and that it would take an Iranian pilot only ‘ten minutes to reach targets. on the Persian Gulf coast. As fears of an escalat- ing confrontation grew, NEW Ayatollah Khomeini. Scotland naval good,” saying. tipped off about killer team — an Ira- nian, a Moroccan and two ‘Algerians — by a high-ranking wanted to defect. ° ported after the Home Secretary was satisfied that they were involved in preparing acts of ter- rorism and: that their presence here was not conducive to the public the Times quoted a Home Office spokesman as U.S. ON ALER IRAN TERROR WAVE Reagan sent an urgent letter to Fahd, urging him to allow the U.S. Air Force to use Saudi air bases. Officials said a deci- sion has been made by the National Security Council to approve plans to send in as many as 150 F-15 fighters to a major air base near Dhahran, the oil center of Eastern Saudi Ara- bia, if the Iran-Iraq war continues to spread. ‘The planes would be flown by American pilots who would have orders to engage in di- rect combat. with Ira- nian planes over the Guit if they refuse to heed warnings to turn away, sources told The Post last night. Senior U.S. officals said that the White House made its first offer of assistance to Saudi Arabia about four months ago. But the Saudi royal family has repeatedly refused to let the U.S, use its bases because of the anti-American senti- ment in the Arab world, ‘The Saudis fear that an overt U.S. presence in the area would inflame the numerous Shiite Moslem communities. YORK POST 28 May 1984 Pg. 4 Ruhollah Yard was the been Chraibi, ‘Sunday 39 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R000100330001-5 Post Foreign Desk No direct government comment was available immediately. “Four men suspected of being members of an Iranian hit squad have deported Britain,” the report said. “Tt is believed that they Ghorbani Far, an Ira- nian, and Abdel Majed @ Morrocan with French papers, were deported to France on May 17. On May 18, two Alge- ying. “It is better to stay alive and follow your from the Home identity country entity yoursell,” conscience.” T FOR Similar fears have been expressed in other Persian Guif states which have large Shiite and Palestinian com- munities. ‘The Saudi government declared over the week- end that its air force would handle any esca- laton of Iranian attacks. But Israeli and U.S. military analysts be- lieve that the Saudi air force, for all its sophisti- cated equipment, is no match for Iran's fa- natical pilots, who are battle-trained and also use sophisticated U.S. equipment. RITS BOOT KHOMEINI HIT SQ BRITAIN has kicked out four men believed to be members of an Iranian hit squad under orders to kill opponents of the UAD The Sunday Times said Col. Vahab Zade- gan, head of the naval section at the Iranian embassy in London, con- tacted British intelli- gence about the alleged hit men in February. Zadegan stayed on the job until three weeks ago and now has asked Office for Tranian British residence, the had been ordered to kill officer | who gnti-Khomeini | dissi- PAPEF sald. | mallet, “ dents in London.” nati and “The men were de- “me Times said Ali although I think the coun- try [Iran] needs our help, there is a time when you cannot safeguard your sacrificing by, "The Sunday ‘Times quoted Zadegan as 883