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...incident, they have upped the stakes in the gulf war in recent months by installing Chinese-made Silkworm missiles near the Strait of Hormuz. Last week the Iranian government gloated over the Stark catastrophe. "The great Satan is trapped," exulted Iranian Prime Minister Mir Hussein Mousavi. "The Persian Gulf is not a safe place for the superpowers, and it is not in their interest to enter these quicksands...
Indeed, the Persian Gulf has proved to be nearly as hostile an environment for the Soviets as it is for the U.S. About 36 hours before the assault on the Stark, a Soviet tanker, accompanied by a U.S.S.R. navy frigate, struck a mine some 35 miles from the Kuwaiti coast. There were no casualties, but the tanker was effectively crippled. On May 6, an Iranian gunboat opened fire on a 6,459- ton Soviet freighter; it marked the first time that Iran had struck a vessel traveling under the flag of a superpower. The Iranian government reportedly assured the Soviets...
...deterrent but does not represent an increase in hostilities in any way." The dispute left many wondering, and worrying, about what the U.S. response would be if one of the Kuwaiti ships it is protecting were attacked by Iran. "We've now put a symbol out there in the Persian Gulf," said Senator John Glenn. "If they're sunk, what are we prepared...
...American public should decide that the nation has no worthwhile role to play in the Persian Gulf or that the commitment there is not worth the price, it would be the most serious retreat yet from the leadership role the U.S. assumed after World War II. Until that time, Britain had considered the Middle East part of its sphere of influence and sought to protect Western interests there. Britain's global retreat in the wake of the war marked the emergence of America's world role. Washington resisted Soviet probes into Iran in 1946, and since then has played...
...near trouble spots around the world. He is certain to resist any attempts to scale back the U.S. presence in the gulf. Said the President last week: "As we grieve the loss of our brave sons, let no one doubt our resolve to protect our vital interests in the Persian Gulf or anywhere else...