IRAN-IRAQ UNDERSTANDING ON OPPOSITION. Qusay Saddam Husseyn,
who heads Baghdad's security agencies, visited Tehran in mid-March
and met with Iranian military and security officials, Abha's "Al-
Watan" reported on 27 March, citing the "Al-Ittijah al-Akhar"
newspaper from Holland. Their discussions focused on the role of
regional states in the U.S. plan to create a safe haven in southern
Iraq and other threats against Baghdad.
Qusay has been entrusted with Iraqi President Saddam Husseyn's
plan to make a distinction between oppositionists linked with the
U.S. (such as the Iraqi National Congress) and those linked with
neighboring states (such as the Supreme Council for the Islamic
Revolution in Iraq, SCIRI), the Paris newspaper "Al-Watan al-Arabi"
reported on 23 February. The opposition in neighboring countries is
now being viewed in the greater context of Iraq's relations with
these countries. Iraq hosts the Mujahedin Khalq Organization and Iran
hosts the SCIRI, and Baghdad and Tehran have reached an "agreement in
principle" to resolve the issue of these groups as part of improving
their bilateral relations. (Bill Samii)
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