Iranian diplomats kidnapping (1982)

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During the invasion of Lebanon on July 4 1982, four Iranian diplomats were reportedly kidnapped by militiamen and Israeli forces at an inspection point for the Lebanese Forces in north Lebanon. Their fate was never determined but it is presumed they are dead.

The reported missing diplomats are:

• Ahmad Motevaselian
• Seyed Mohsen Mousavi
• Taghi Rastegar Moghadam
• Kazem Akhavan

Iran called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to clarify the whereabouts of four Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon. According to IRNA, some Palestinian prisoners who have been released from Israeli jails state that the Iranian diplomats are still alive in the prison.

External links

• Kharazi in Beirut to discuss fate of missing Iranian diplomats
• FM urges stronger cooperation to release kidnapped diplomats
• Witnesses say IRI diplomats alive

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