Word: gulf
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...What did he have to say about the crisis in the Persian Gulf?" I asked...
Buddy starts to stall. "Well, we'll be glad to pay our debts," he says, "But if do, will you let us join in on the...uh, peacekeeping...operations in the Persian Gulf...
Ramon smiles, sensing the ruse. "Currently, sir, the affair in the Gulf is a private function. Just because the U.S. and all the European members of the U.N. are there, you oughtn't get the idea that it's open to the public. Should the general membership of the U.N. be invited, you will see a notice posted on the bulletin board in the foyer...
...tanker, the 81,283-ton Sea Isle City, is part of the Kuwaiti fleet reflagged by the United States in July to protect it from attack. Iran claims Kuwait aids Iraq, Iran's enemy in the seven-year Persian Gulf...
According to the Pentagon sources, the Kuwaiti effort to down the missile explained why that Persian Gulf state was so quick to identify the weapon that struck the Sea Isle City as a Silkworm, a Chinese-built antishipping missile acquired by Iran that has a range of about 50 miles...