Editorial: The US can protect tankers from Iran, with help from allies
by Chicago Tribune
Jun 17, 2019
2 minutes
It was known as the "tanker war." In 1987, Iran wreaked havoc on global energy supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz, using mines to attack Kuwaiti oil tankers and eventually triggering direct conflict between U.S. naval forces and Iranian vessels. The U.S. estimated that Iran had attacked more than
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