VOL. XXXI

NO. 15

18-JANUARY-1988

The Middle East Situation

The resumption of hostilities in Gulf waters has clearly dealt a blow tohopes that Syrian and other mediation efforts were making headway between thetwo belligerents. While the door still seem to be open to some sort of dialoguebetween the GCC and Iran, the prospects do not look hopeful. Regional andinternational attention has continued to focus on the unrest in theIsraeli-occupied territories, with Israel defying world opinion by...