Iranian officials announced today that they were holding up to 12 Iraqi planes.

But Iraqi planes did very few deep bombing runs and little close air support of its troops.

Less than a minute later, the Iraqi plane changed course and headed away from the convoy.

The general said the Iraqi plane, before it fired its missiles, followed a course of attack that was not unusual.

Any Iraqi planes that violated the ban would be shot down.

Several Iraqi planes were shot down when they ignored the ban.

No Iraqi planes were shot down in the attack.

Pentagon officials said they did not know whether the Iraqi planes were carrying weapons.

The officials appear to have mixed feelings about the flight of the Iraqi planes.

No Iraqi plane may come within 6.2 miles of the line, the general said, but allied planes are free to go where they like.