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19 results found for '"Persian"' in Keywords.
Geoffrey Howe on the Iran-Iraq War (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe answers questions on the Iran-Iraq War, following an attack by Iranians on a British tanker. Topics discussed include the possibility of an arms embargo and ceasefire....
UK minesweepers won’t be sent to Gulf (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Office Minister David Mellor on the threat to shipping in the Gulf from Iran and Iraq and decision not to send British minesweepers as requested by the USA; and the effect of decision on...
US military buildup in Persian Gulf as Iran stages exercises (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on USA military buildup in the Gulf and Iranâs mock attacks on shipping; with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Richard Murphy, confident Iranians will...
UN demands Iran-Iraq ceasefire (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Geoffrey Howe, Foreign Secretary, on the UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq War; curtailing the supply of arms; and possibility of an end to the war. Female interviewer not identified.
HMS Battleaxe in the Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Commander Andrew Gordon-Lennox, Captain of HMS Battleaxe, on the situation in the Gulf following an increase in British armed forces. Male interviewer not identified.
Dan Quayle addresses armed forces’ families (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
US Vice-President Dan Quayle has addressed members of the armed forces and their families. In his speech on the Gulf War, he says that US President George Bush and UK Prime Minister John Major are doing...
Gulf War - Missile attack on British warship (1991)
- Genre
- News report
Report from HMS Gloucester on an Iraqi missile attack on the British warship: how the missile was tracked by radar and shot out of the sky; reports of debris; a description of the missile. Male reporter not...
Gulf War - Missile attack on HMS Gloucester (1991)
- Genre
- News report
Report by Michael Nicholson on the Iraqi missile attack on HMS Gloucester: what kind of missile it was, what the warship was doing, how the missile was shot down less than 30 seconds away from impact, and...
Reinforcement of US Gulf forces and possible further military action (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports on the reinforcement of US forces in the Gulf following Iraq’s recent refusal to allow in UN weapons inspectors and in the belief that only a credible military threat appears to work...