THE WEEK IN THE GULF

A summary of the fourth week of the Persian Gulf War, which began Jan. 17 (the afternoon of Jan. 16 in the United States). The day-by-day summary begins one week ago: MONDAY, FEB. 4:

* Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani makes a surprise offer to hold direct talks with both Iraq and the United States to try to end the Persian Gulf War.

* President Bush proposes a $295-billion military budget for fiscal 1992, which does not include any of the costs of the military buildup in the Persian Gulf or the expense of war.

TUESDAY, FEB. 5:

* Baghdad Radio issues a terrorist call to arms, ordering attacks against Iraq’s enemies and broadcasting what may have been coded instructions to agents abroad.

* President Bush says he is sending Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and Gen. Colin L. Powell to the Gulf to report on the conflict.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6

* U.S. warplanes shoot down four Iraqi jets fleeing to Iran, and a U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat knocks down an Iraqi helicopter skimming along the northern Saudi border.

* Iraq announces that it is severing diplomatic ties with the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

* King Hussein of Jordan tilts sharply toward Iraq, describing the Gulf War as an effort by outsiders to destroy that country and carve up the Arab world.

THURSDAY, FEB. 7:

* Two allied F-15s down two Iraqi planes attempting to flee to Iran.

* A terrorist group claims responsibility for the assassination of an American civilian employed at the Incirlik air base in Turkey.

FRIDAY, FEB. 8:

* The White House says up to $55 million in foreign aid earmarked for Jordan is being reviewed.

SATURDAY, FEB. 9:

* About 20% of Iraq’s big guns and armor in Kuwait and southern Iraq are confirmed destroyed, the U.S. command says.

* President Bush’s top two military advisers meet with field commanders to decide when and where to launch a ground attack.

SUNDAY, FEB. 10:

* The Americans lose their first jet in combat in more than a week, a Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier. The pilot is reported missing.

* In a speech, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein praises what he calls Iraqi strength and steadfastness in the face of more than three weeks of allied bombing.