21.   In that period, top Iranian military officials ensconced themselves in Herat.

22.   In their defense, Iranians say that the U.S. Congress has sent money to the Iranian opposition, a group responsible for assassinations of Iranian officials.

23.   Iranian officials argue that the Bushehr complex will house two light-water reactors incapable of producing much usable nuclear material for bomb building.

24.   Iranian officials cited two examples of the better-known sayings of Mohammed used to oppose birth control until that time.

25.   Iranian officials contend that evangelical churces here have other agendas besides worship.

26.   Iranian officials deny that Tehran is trying to build a nuclear arsenal.

27.   Iranian officials deny the claims.

28.   Iranian officials have denied any link.

29.   Iranian officials have said that a crisis with Afghanistan could be averted, but only if the Taliban responded favorably to a series of Iranian demands.

30.   Iranian officials urged Muslims not to back out of the conference because of the need to fight the U.N. proposal.