They need us too much to keep this up for long.' " State Department press release, 26 July: "The attack by Iranian war planes on commercial vessels in the international waters of the Indian Ocean yesterday is a threat to the security of the free world. As one ship's captain stated, NThey have tried this before and always backed off. The ships' owners and their captains feel that this deadlock will not last long. Outside the Straits of Hormuz, entrance to the Persian Gulf, the number of tankers sitting at anchor, waiting for a break in the deadlock, continues to grow. " Television news story, 22 July: "Despite condemnation by the UN, Western European nations, Japan, and the U.S., Iran has pledged to continue attacks on any vessel that enters the Persian Gulf, now declared a war zone by that country. The second ship, registered in Panama, was inbound to Bahrain when it was attacked by two Iranian war planes. At this time there is no report of survivors. A ship of Dutch registry was reported sunk early this morning shortly after leaving port. Prologue Associated Press news story, 15 July: "Escalation of the Persian Gulf War continued today when Iranian aircraft attacked two oil tankers just outside the territorial waters of Bahrain.
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