VOL. XXX

NOS. 11/12

22/29-DECEMBER-1986

The Middle East Situation

With the dust from the Iran-US affair still far from settled, it willevidently be some time before its full implications for the region becomeapparent. One or two themes do, however, appear to be emerging. Iranian leaders,in their own fashion, seem to be signaling continued willingness to do businesswith the West, although Washington, in disarray, is under counter-pressure totake tangible steps to restore some credibility with the...