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...country expressed interest in his proposal. But the concern the letter indicated was real. Said Cheysson last week: "If one accepts it [mining] in one part of the world, there is no reason not to accept it in the Strait of Hormuz as well." He was referring to the waterway through which most Persian Gulf oil bound for the West passes. Iran has threatened to mine the strait as part of its war against Iraq; Reagan has pledged to keep the passage open by any means necessary...
Thus, political pressure for ending the war is increasing on both sides of the Shatt al Arab waterway, but probably not quickly enough to prevent the loss of many more lives. Anthony Cordesman, a U.S. scholar specializing in gulf affairs, notes that as the level of engagement has intensified, the unwritten agreement that for two years restricted reciprocal attacks against oil installations has effectively collapsed. "It is a measure of how bad things have become," he says, "that after all these casualties, it is hard to get excited about the use of poison gas. It is just another...
...countries that would be most affected by the closing of the strait is Iran, which currently exports 2.6 billion bbl. of oil per day through the waterway...
Some Pentagon officials feel the threat to the strait has been exaggerated. The waterway is no longer as crucial a sea-lane as it was in the 1970s when up to 60% of the world's oil supplies moved through its waters. Today that figure is considerably smaller. Indeed, Iran would have the most to lose if shipping were interrupted: it currently exports 2.6 million bbl. per day through the Strait of Hormuz. That crude is expected to bring Iran more than $24 billion this year, half of which would go to finance Iran's war with Iraq...
...near Sweden's Musk Island naval base last October. The fleet was said to include three advanced miniature submarines, some equipped with tanklike treads for crawling along the sea floor. One of the minisubs, the report disclosed, may have crept 50 miles to the north, right into a waterway that runs through the center of Stockholm...