VOL. XXXII

NO. 14

9-JANUARY-1989

GULF SHIPPING

Right to Inspect Gulf Shipping Disputed by Iran and Iraq

Iran reiterated last week its claim to the right to inspect ships in theGulf. This claim was challenged by Iraq which called it a breach of thecease-fire agreement between the two countries. The Iranian navy commander,Rear-Admiral Mohammad Malekzadegan, said on 1 January that his country would"continue to exercise its right in the waters of the Persian Gulf and theHormuz Strait and, according to...