Ronald Reagan: “The only U.S. interest in the Persian Gulf is peace.”

On the recordJuly 2, 1988

The only U.S. interest in the Persian Gulf is peace.

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Statement on the Destruction of an Iranian Jetliner by the United States Navy Over the Persian Gulf

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