81.   The visit by Assad, who runs Syria with a tight fist and is accused by the United States of sponsoring terrorism, has stirred passions that surpass politics.

82.   The two countries are on a list of countries Washington accuses of sponsoring terrorism.

83.   The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would punish foreign companies that invest in the two nations, both accused of sponsoring terrorism.

84.   Their newfound friendship is a setback for U.S. efforts to isolate Iran, which it has long accused of sponsoring international terrorism.

85.   The United States accuses Iran of sponsoring terrorism worldwide, of secretly developing nuclear weapons and of undermining the Middle East Israeli-Arab peace process.

86.   The United States accuses Libya of sponsoring terrorism because of its support of militant anti-Israeli groups.

87.   The United States accuses Libya of sponsoring terrorism.

88.   The United States accuses Tehran of sponsoring terrorism and has called for Iran to be isolated.

89.   The United States accuses the latter two nations of sponsoring terrorism.

90.   The United States accuses the two countries of sponsoring terrorism.