Byline: Alex Efty Associated Press
Parliament Speaker Hashemi Rafsanjani said today that Iran would help free American hostages in Lebanon if the United States tried to win freedom for Iranians held by Christian forces in Lebanon.
It was the first time a top Iranian leader had commented on the foreign hostages since the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Saturday. Under Khomeini, Iran supported pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon, which are believed to be holding most of the 15 foreign hostages, including nine Americans.
Responding to a recent appeal by President Bush to help gain the release of U.S. hostages, Rafsanjani said that if "the Americans who have …
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