VOL. XXX

NO. 7

24-NOVEMBER-1986

The Middle East Situation

Another full week of uproar over the secret US-Iranian dealings ended withone of the key figures in the drama, Mr. Richard McFarlane, conceding that ithad been a mistake for the US to send arms to Tehran. With President Reaganhimself clearly at bay, the story in Washington is evidently far from finished.Middle East states have been watching the unfolding drama with astonishment;with US foreign policy in avowed disarray, the full regional...