The Middle East Situation

Iraq's 3 December attack on the Minotaur was the first confirmed strike on Iran-bound shipping by the Iraqis in seven weeks, and Baghdad has stated clearly that there is more to come. Iran's relationship with the Arab side of the Gulf has been put very much under the spotlight by the hijacking of a Kuwaiti airliner to Tehran. Efforts by Jordan, Egypt and the PLO to inject momentum into peace moves have been promptly snubbed by Israel and coolly received by...