VOL. XXXNO. 220-OCTOBER-1986

The Middle East Situation

Hostilities have continued to intensify in the Gulf war, with the two sidesstepping up their attacks on nonmilitary targets. Continued speculation aboutpreparations for a major Iranian offensive has again thrown the spotlight onTehran's relations with its main Arab ally, Syria. The rotation of the Israelipremiership to the hard-line Likud leader has gone ahead after some hitches,ushering in a period which is expected to see further efforts...