Iraq is threatening to ban U.N. weapons inspections and cease cooperation with the Security Council if additional sanctions are imposed on Baghdad. In jeopardy if Iraq were to follow through on its threat are an Oil-for-Food deal, that was agreed upon after much negotiation, and no-fly zones over northern Iraq. Both measures were approved by the council. The United States wants the council to add travel restrictions to the list of sanctions slapped on Iraq since President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, touching off the Persian Gulf War. When Turkish troops bombard northern Iraq to go after the Kurds, there has not been protest from the United Nations or the United States, even as they go into the no-fly zones.
Iraq Threatens to Ban U.N. Weapons Inspections If New Sanctions Are Imposed on Baghdad
HeadlineOct 17, 1997