VOL. XXXI

NO. 32

16-MAY-1988

IRAN-IRAQ

Iranian Tanker Damaged

Iraq announced on 11 May that it had attacked two large naval targets in thenorthern Gulf, claiming that this brought the number of such attacks to eight inthe past two weeks, and Lloyds of London subsequently confirmed that anunidentified Iranian shuttle tanker had been severely damaged in the latestraid. Since this is the first confirmed strike against Iranian shipping sincethe US put into effect its new policy of offering protection...