The Middle East Situation

Despite a lull in the tanker war, tensions have continued to rise in the Gulf. The American naval escort operation has attracted further warnings and threats from Iran against the US and other outside presences. Iranian threats against Kuwait have also been stepped up. Hopes that the UN Security Council's Gulf War ceasefire demand may provide a way out of the crisis are not running very high. battlefield hostilities have continued, and with the Iranians clearly...