US military buildup in Persian Gulf as Iran stages exercises

Title

US military buildup in Persian Gulf as Iran stages exercises

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

6 Aug 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Report on USA military buildup in the Gulf and Iran’s mock attacks on shipping; with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Richard Murphy, confident Iranians will not strike first and saying the American military presence is not connected with Iranian military exercises in their territorial waters. Male repo rter not identified.

Contributors

Richard Murphy

Keywords

USA; Iran; Military affairs; Shipping; Conflict resolution; Iraq; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); Persian Gulf

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