VOL. XXX

NO. 13

5-JANUARY-1987

IRAQ-IRAN

Two Shuttle Tankers Attacked

Iraq has continued its air strikes against Iranian shuttle tankers andeconomic targets while there has been a noticeable absence of Iranianretaliatory raids against neutral vessels in the Gulf. The last Iranian attackwas on 18 November against the 35,430 dwt product tanker Crown Hope, despite thefact that there have been 10 confirmed hits against vessels in Iranian waterssince mid-November. The previous pattern was for immediate...