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U.S. ACTS TO CURB FLIGHTS OVER IRAQ CARRIER NIMITZ SENT TO KEEP PEACE IN GULF.(News)

Intent on preventing war between Iraq and Iran, the Clinton administration has ordered the aircraft carrier Nimitz to the Persian Gulf ahead of schedule, Pentagon officials said yesterday.

They described the order as a warning to Iran against launching another round of air attacks on Iraq in violation of a U.S.-enforced no-flight zone over southern Iraq. It is the first direct U.S. military warning to Iran in recent years.

At the same time, though, senior administration officials said the move was aimed at Iraq as well, reflecting concerns that Iran's border forays to bomb Iranian rebels could draw Iraq into an air war.

``It had very little to do with Iran and a ...

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