European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday August 6.1987paga 28 of Gulf War games to end Iran says Manama Bahrain a tensions remained High wednesday in the persian Gulf As Iran scheduled an end to Ihrck Days of War games in inc narrow per Sian Gulf Gateway. Iran announced that i was training suicide squads 1o attack . Warships with speedboats converted into bombs. The Pentagon officially professed a Lack of concern about the iranian Maneu vers yet most com Mercial ships steered Clear of the area. One shipping official said almost no ships were making the Wesl Easl journey through i the Strail of Horm Uit from inc Gulf where Iran and Iraq have been at War since september 1980. Traffic in the other direction into the Southern end of the Gulf was reported Down by one third to half. Another shipping agent said a Panicky reaction caused Sharp reductions in sailings after reports apparently exaggerated that Iran had blocked shipping channels in he Strait. Iran began three Days of naval Maneu vers in inc Strait the persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman at mid night monday telling Aji foreign vessels and aircraft to slay out of its Waters. The re flagged kuwaiti Tanker Gas Prince and its . Navy escort passed through the Strait out of the Gulf a few hours before the Starling Lime. A commentary on Tehran radio said revolutionary guards naval units had approached three american ships escorting the Gas Prince and inc kuwaiti super Tanker Bridgeton but did not say where or when. Three Navy vessels guarded the two ships which now Fly the american Flag on the 500-mile trip up the Gulf to Kuwait last month. U.5. Military officials have said an iranian frigate shadowed the Gas Prince and ils escort of two Navy ships on the southward voyage earlier this week but stayed several Miles behind. Iran s Navy an iranian warship patrols he persian Gulf tuesday As part of three Day Maneu vers. Of Prog order of Battle Loilit cont Tofu Tomt a m our or target a it Nadir Khomeini 2 coastal mines we Eperu  Bahrain Qatar