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OUR INTERESTS in the Gulf best would be served by forestalling an Iraqui defeat. This would prevent the spread of Iran's Islamic fundamentalistism to the moderate Arab countries who supply much of the West's oil.
The Iranians' official reaction was to deny that their gunboats had fired first. Once again Iran's leaders vowed to strike back at the U.S. Threatened the Islamic Republic News Agency: "The Americans will be the main victims of the heavy storm in the Persian Gulf."
Mubarak was assured of a second term in July, when he was nominated without opposition by the People's Assembly, Egypt's legislature. Although last week's vote lacked suspense, it was nonetheless a tribute to the staying power of the taciturn, plainspoken Mubarak, who was Vice President when President...
The official Islamic Republic News Agency, monitored in Cyprus, quoted the Iranian leader as saying: "Where the missile came from? The almighty knows better."
The trial was the latest episode in a long-running battle between the fundamentalists and the government, which this year launched a major crackdown against the militants. Since last spring, authorities have arrested more than 2,000 fundamentalists, who are suspected of being part of a plot by Iran to...