Ships in the Persian gulf in Iran in August , 1987. [Getty Images]

IRAN - AUGUST 01: Ships in the Persian gulf in Iran in August , 1987. (Photo by Eric BOUVET/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) — see more

IRAN - AUGUST 01: Ships in the Persian gulf in Iran in August , 1987. (Photo by Eric BOUVET/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Gamma-Rapho Eric BOUVET