VOL. XLI

No. 11

16-March-1998

IRAN/IRAQ

Iran To Ban Iraqi Oil Smugglers From Coastal Waters, US Asks Gulf Allies To Help

Despite repeated previous denials that it has been in anyway involved in the illegalsmuggling of Iraqi petroleum products, Iran has told Newsweek magazine that it hasdecided to keep barges smuggling Iraqi products out of its coastal waters, which haveallegedly been used by smugglers while making their way to destinations in the southernGulf. Quoting "high-ranking Iranian...