Iraqi raids on Iranian oil sites smash truce From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: August 30, 1987 | Copyright (null) Chicago Sun-Times. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

MANAMA, Bahrain A six-week truce in the Persian Gulf tanker war was shattered Saturday when Iraqi warplanes attacked Iranian offshore oil installations, setting an Iranian ship ablaze.

Iran, which threatened to retaliate by striking against Kuwaiti tankers escorted in the gulf by U.S. warships, said the attacks would be met with a "crushing response." Iran regards Kuwait as an ally of Iraq.

An Iranian military spokesman said the presence of U.S. ships in the gulf was suppo...

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