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The missile assault, assumed to be the work of Iran, was the first direct attack on any of the eleven Kuwaiti tankers that have been registered under the American flag and guarded by the U.S. Navy since July. The Administration quickly denounced the attack as an "outrageous act of aggression...
So far this month, Iranian speedboats and frigates have attacked six unarmed ships in the gulf, including two Japanese tankers. That stirred Japan into offering modest help to finance the U.S. defensive operations in the international waterway, including some $10 million worth of advanced navigational gear. West Germany too offered...
Iraq has stepped up its air war on Iranian shipping, hitting 15 enemy tankers since Sept. 25. It even sent Mirage jets ranging far south to Iran's Larak Island oil terminal near the gulf's mouth, where they damaged the Liberian-flagged Seawise Giant, the world's largest tanker...
WASHINGTON--A House committee voted yesterday to impose heavy fees on oil tankers protected by U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf, but critics warned the moneysaving move would send a dangerous signal that U.S. military services are for sale.
He estimated the cost of the administration's policy of escorting reflagged Kuwaiti tankers through the war-torn region at $200 million to date. The Pentagon has said it costs about $20 million a month more than military would spend ordinarily on the ships and troops.