Lawmakers Question Go‑It‑Alone Gulf Policy
Senate Armed Services leaders defend Reagan strikes in the Persian Gulf but urge reassessment of a unilateral approach to protecting vital sea lanes. They call for more allied coordination while avoiding a full U S Iran war and stress protecting international shipping and ships under flags other than the United States.
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Analysts split on Iran response to U S naval strikes
US officials call early morning attacks against Iran a measured response to aggression in the Persian Gulf. Outside experts warn the move could trigger further terrorism or a broader conflict while expressing pessimism about Middle East peace efforts and regional dynamics. Some analysts praise the action as necessary to curb Iran, others fear a dangerous threshold has been crossed.
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West German court convicts Hamadi in Beirut kidnapping case
A West German district court in Duesseldorf convicted Abbas Hamadi of coercion and aiding the January 1967 Beirut kidnapping of two West German businessmen, Rudolf Cordes and Alfred Schmidt, in a bid to force Bonn to free a brother charged with hijacking a TWA jet. He received 13 years and was also found guilty of illegal possession of explosives.
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