The Middle East Situation

Reports from the front line in the wake of Iran's recent offensive in the central sector, and other signs from Tehran itself, indicate that the Iranians have adopted a change of tactics in prosecuting the war with Iraq, shifting to an approach more appropriate for a long-haul war of attrition, and abandoning the idea of a big push for victory. This may put the Iraqis under pressure to take the initiative again in the tanker war. The expected sharp increase in...