The Middle East Situation

King Husain of Jordan has intensified his inter-Arab reconciliation moves, visiting first Damascus, then Baghdad, and then despatching his Prime Minister for further talks with the Syrian President during the latter's visit to Athens. The prospect of a triangular Jordanian-Syrian-Iraqi rapprochement is clearly viewed with disapproval by Iran, and with mixed feelings by the PLO, which finds itself even more on the defensive following the British Prime...