GULF SHIPPING

The US Goes it Alone in the Gulf

The US administration has been able to strike a compromise with Congress whereby it will go ahead with the re-flagging of the 11 Kuwaiti tankers while reporting studiously to Congress on any further developments as well as keeping in constant consultation with the legislators. Talks are underway, meanwhile, with the western allies to lend support to the UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Iraq-Iran war, and with the...