US Navy blows up Iranian oil rig
- Title
- US Navy blows up Iranian oil rig
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 20 Oct 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:02:37
- Description
- Sir Geoffrey Howe expresses the UK’s full support for the US attack on an Iranian oil platform, he says it was self defence as Iran had attacked US flagged shipping in the Gulf. Calls for Iran and Iraq to agree to UN resolution for ceasefire. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Geoffrey Howe
- Keywords
- USA; Iran; UK; International relations; Shipping; Military operations; Wars (events); Kuwait; Oil industry; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
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