Margaret Thatcher on Iranian attack

Title

Margaret Thatcher on Iranian attack

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 Sep 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher states her views on the Iran-Iraq War, following an Iranian attack on a British merchant vessel and an American attack on an Iranian vessel. Two questions posed by two unidentified male reporters.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=106934

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

USA; Iran; UK; International relations; Economic sanctions; Weapons; Merchant navy; Iraq; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); Persian Gulf; Merchant shipping

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