World News Tonight (ABC) - 1979-12-17
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[0:00] [Music]
[0:03] From ABC, this is World News Tonight
[0:06] with Barry Sarapin in Iran, Max Robinson
[0:09] in Chicago, Barbara Walters with an
[0:12] exclusive interview with British Prime
[0:13] Minister Margaret Thatcher. And from our
[0:16] desk in Washington, Frank Reynolds.
[0:18] >> Good evening. On the 44th day of
[0:20] captivity for Americans in Tehran, the
[0:23] major news tonight is the continuing
[0:24] major disagreement between the foreign
[0:26] minister, who has indicated some of the
[0:28] hostages might soon be released, and the
[0:31] militants at the embassy, who continue
[0:33] to insist all the hostages must be put
[0:35] on trial as spies. For the latest from
[0:37] Thran, here is Barry Sarapin.
[0:40] Here in Iran tonight, government
[0:42] officials disclose more details about
[0:44] their plans for so-called grand jury
[0:46] proceedings to indict the former Shaw
[0:48] and the United States. Beyond those
[0:50] proceedings, there continue to be mixed
[0:52] and unclear signals about what will
[0:54] happen to the hostages. Jack Smith
[0:56] reports.
[0:58] >> Iranian foreign minister Sidecay tonight
[1:01] cleared up two points. First, Iran will
[1:04] try to call an international grand jury
[1:06] to air its grievances against the United
[1:09] States and the deposed sha. There'll
[1:11] probably be 24 jurors, but the
[1:13] invitations haven't yet gone out. The
[1:16] hostages will be called, but only as
[1:18] witnesses. Second, the hostages are at
[1:21] last going to be allowed some visitors
[1:24] to stand there to be clerics only
[1:26] >> because uh they have to do the religious
[1:28] ceremonies as well.
[1:29] >> From all over the world, huh? from all
[1:31] over the world, one from Europe, from
[1:33] one from the Unit