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Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
Timeline of Events
1986
11.25.1986
The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.
1987
10.19.1987
In retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy disables three of Iran's offshore oil platforms.
1988
4.14.1988
The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
7.3.1988
United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
1990
9.15.1990
France announces it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf
2000
8.23.2000
Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.