VOL. XXXI
NO. 29
25-APRIL-1988
GULF SHIPPING
Oil Facilities Damaged in US-Iranian Naval Confrontation
Hostilities between the US and Iranian navies reached a new and unprecedentedlevel last week, following a reappearance of Iranian mines in the Gulf,subsequent US retaliation after one of its ships was damaged, and a furtherIranian challenge to US naval power. Iran suffered major losses, including thedestruction of two offshore platforms and the sinking or serious damage of fivenaval vessels. The...
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