DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Naval mines bobbing in the waters of the Persian Gulf, threatening oil tankers. Iranian speed boats raking ships with machine-gun fire in the Strait of Hormuz . And the United States right in the middle of the fight. This isn’t the current conflict between Iran and the U.S. , paused by a shaky ceasefire. Instead, it’s the “Tanker war,” when Iran targeted shipping during its 1980s war with Iraq, and U.S. warships stepped in to escort Kuwaiti tankers to ensure