The Middle East Situation

With the Gulf Tanker War again in full swing, diplomatic moves are in a race against time with preparations for the commencement of US naval escorting of reflagged Kuwaiti tankers. The American scheme is expected to get under way shortly after the middle of July, despite the Iranian threats and congressional objections it has continued to elicit. The US Administration, despatching its UN Ambassador to world capitals, is apparently trying to bring about a Security...