In recent days, Israeli officials have stepped up their warnings of a possible Iranian attack.
Up to this point, Iraqi strategy was to ride out Iranian attacks.
The Iranian attack was finally stopped by mass Iraqi chemical weapons attacks.
In 1986, Iranian attacks more than tripled, to 41, from 13 in 1985.
Previous Iranian attacks were conducted by airplanes and helicopters during the day.
Pentagon officials said the patrols had been stepped up since the Iranian attack.
It was the second Iranian attack on a tanker in two days.
According to military officials, there are four main types of Iranian attack that could endanger ships in the region.
But what if those two comparatively strong countries have too much to handle at home in the form of Iranian attacks?
By 8 January, the entire Iranian attack was in chaos.