The World - News from June 9, 1986
For at least the 19th time this year, Iraqi forces took a toll on Iran’s oil tanker fleet. Persian Gulf shipping sources confirmed that the Liberian-registered tanker Energy Mobility was taking water in its engine room after being hit by an Iraqi missile 22 miles southwest of the Iranian port of Bushehr. Iraq said it also bombed Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal.
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