Word: strait
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...eager to blame Iran as it was to forgive Iraq. Reagan called Iran the "villain in the piece." While the Iranians were not directly involved in the 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...
...Some of the 5.7 million barrels of gulf oil consumed each day by Western Europe and Japan is pumped through pipelines to terminals in the Red Sea and Mediterranean. The bulk, however, is shipped out in supertankers that must run the gauntlet of the gulf and the narrow Strait of Hormuz...
...missiles were delivered about two weeks ago, adding to an arsenal provided by China earlier in the year, a U.S. offcial said yesterday. They could enhance Iran's ability to attack ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz...
...That was great, wasn't it?" Ernie asked, as the Exocet sped off on its course. Soon we were back at altitude, heading home. As we passed over the strait of Gibraltar, Ernie suddenly turned to me, a look of shock on his face...
...Felicity is one of about 16 tankers chartered by Iran to ferry oil from Kharg to a terminal at Larak island in the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz...