History News Network

With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

Source: Washington Post

6/14/19

The last time a ‘Tanker War’ broke out in the Persian Gulf, it lasted for years

The bloody Iran-Iraq war from 1980 to 1988 also played out in the Persian Gulf, and hundreds of ships owned by or associated with the two sides were targeted in the conflict.

Sign up for the HNN Newsletter

The last time a ‘Tanker War’ broke out in the Persian Gulf, it lasted for years