GULF SHIPPING

Us Attacks Iranian Minelayer

Threats and counter-threats echoed around the Gulf, the United Nations and world capitals last week as Iran attacked a British-flag tanker and the US attacked and seized an Iranian vessel caught laying mines in the international waters in the Gulf. In the background, the war between Iraq and Iran continued with further attacks on ships, oil installations and economic targets.

In what may prove to be a significant milestone in the war, two US...