Operation Earnest Will
Battle
Operation Earnest Will was an American military protection of Kuwaiti-owned tankers from Iranian attacks in 1987 and 1988, three years into the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War. It was the largest naval convoy operation since World War II. Wikipedia
Dates: Jul 24, 1987 – Sep 26, 1988
Location: Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf)
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Operation Earnest Will, 1987–1988,” Studies in Intelligence 60, no. 3 (September 2016), for background on the Intelligence Community's role in Earnest Will.
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