The World - News from Jan. 27, 1985
Iranian Prime Minister Hussein Moussavi, ending a two-day visit to Nicaragua, ridiculed assertions by President Reagan that the Islamic republic is helping the leftist Sandinista government buy arms. At a news conference in Managua, Moussavi accused Reagan of trying to “present lovers of liberty as terrorists.” Earlier, Moussavi promised that his country “will always be by the side of Nicaragua,” and he wished success to the Marxist-led government in its fight against U.S.-backed rebels .
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