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October 30, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8b0a05b8-678b-11db-8ea5-0000779e2340.html

WMD Intercept Exercise Begins in Persian Gulf

[Financial Times-UK] Guy Dinmore, Roula Khalaf, and Najmeh Bozorgmehr - War games designed to intercept ships carrying weapons of mass destruction begin Monday in the Persian Gulf opposite Iran. Australia, France, Italy, the UK, the U.S., and Bahrain are providing vessels and other assets, while Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are sending observers. The exercise comes as the U.S. seeks to counter Iran's growing influence in the region by promoting a new "strategic partnership" with the Gulf states.

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