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Checks and Balance: Strike accord
Checks and Balance from The Economist
Escalation in the Persian Gulf
The chapter explores the tensions in the Persian Gulf in 1988, focusing on the US Navy's response to Iran's mining of the USS Samuel B. Roberts and the subsequent Operation Praying Mantis. President Reagan justifies the Navy's actions as a deterrent to further Iranian aggression and discusses the historical context of Iran's conflicts with the United States.
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