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The enigma of the four Iranian diplomats who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982

For 40 years, Tehran has continued to search for its nationals whom it believes are imprisoned in Israel

The enigma of the four Iranian diplomats who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982

The four diplomats kidnapped on July 4, 1982 are still missing. (Credit: AFP archive photo)

A car, convoyed by the Lebanese army, slowly pulled over at a Lebanese Forces checkpoint on the Barbara (Jbeil) sea road.At the wheel was Taghi Rastegar-Moghadam, an employee of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, accompanied by Ahmad Motevasselian, the...
A car, convoyed by the Lebanese army, slowly pulled over at a Lebanese Forces checkpoint on the Barbara (Jbeil) sea road.At the wheel was Taghi Rastegar-Moghadam, an employee of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, accompanied by Ahmad Motevasselian, the...