Iraqi Jets Again Hit Iran at Sea;Retaliation Vowed; Convoy Enters Gulf From: The Washington Post | Date: August 31, 1987| Author: James Rupert | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Iraqi jets struck a major Iranian offshore oil facility and apparently a tanker for the second straight day today, as U.S. Navy warships escorted two more reflagged Kuwaiti tankers into the Persian Gulf. Iran threatened to retaliate against any ships allied with Baghdad "regardless of the flag they have hoisted."

By carrying out the air strikes today, Iraq pursued a promise made yesterday by President Saddam Hussein to cut Iran's seaborne economic lifelines. An Iraqi military communi...

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