IRAN SAID TO ATTACK CYPRIOT TANKER

  A Cypriot tanker was set ablaze in the
  Persian Gulf yesterday after an Iranian gunboat fired missiles
  at it, shipping sources quoting reports from Japanese tankers
  said today.
      No casualties were seen and the tanker Pivot, laden with
  crude oil, was towed towards Dubai by tugs after they put out
  the fire, the sources said.
      Iranian gunboats usually check a ship's nationality and
  cargo before attacking but the Pivot was hit near Bu Musa
  island without warning, they added.
  

