The Middle East Situation

VOL. XXXI

NO. 30

2-MAY-1988

The Middle East Situation

In the wake of Iraq's recapture of the Fao peninsula and the clashes betweenthe US and Iranian navies last week, Saudi Arabia's decision to sever relationswith Iran underlines the Iranians' growing international isolation. On theArab-Israeli front, PLO Chairman Yasser 'Arafat's meeting with Syrian PresidentHafiz al-Asad marks a major step towards healing the five year old rift betweenSyria and the Palestinians and...