GULF SHIPPING
Shipping War Continues but at Lower Level
The third outward-bound convoy of reflagged Kuwaiti tankers escorted by US warships exited the Strait of Hormuz on 5 September after sailing unharmed through the general havoc in the Gulf created by Iraq's resumption of attacks on shipping on 29 August and Iran's subsequent retaliation. The Iraqis, having claimed a hit on a large naval target on the same day, then held off for three days but resumed their attacks on 8...
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