VOL. XXXI
NO. 33
23-MAY-1988
GULF SHIPPING
Massive Iraqi Attack on Larak Provokes Retaliation by Iran, but Oil FlowIs not Affected
The tanker war has resumed with a vengeance, with Iraq hitting sevenIranian vessels between 11 May and 16 May and provoking the first Iranianretaliation since the US navy widened its rules of engagement to cover neutralthird-party shipping in the Gulf. So far, however, a clash between US andIranian naval forces has been avoided.
The unnamed vessel attacked by Iraqi...
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