January 3-9
→ The Maltese Freighter, Alga was dragged into a Dubai harbor for repairs after being hit by a missile from the Iran-Iraq tanker war (Jan 3)
→ US Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci toured the Persian Gulf on a mission to understand how the US could help end the Iran-Iraq war and better protect allies like Kuwait. (Jan 4)
→ Secretary Carlucci was in Bahrain on his gulf tour at the same time President Reagan assures the world that the US would not be pulling out any ships in the Gulf. (Jan 6)
→ Iran was massing troops on the Iraq border for a winter offensive. Iraqi President Hussein said that Iraq was ready for whatever Iran might do (Jan 6)
→ It is reported that the Soviet Union might be ready to uphold the peace plan in the Iran-Iraq war at the UN (Jan 6)