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The 50th anniversary of the 22-state Arab League was marked with a London conference, where Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdel-Meguid emphasized the need for an end to the UN sanctions imposed on Iraq in 1990. Abdel-Meguid argued that the sanctions have created unstable conditions in Iraq, leading to consequences
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The Clinton Administration has intensified its efforts against Iraq and Iran, pushing for stricter economic sanctions and condemning their alleged development of weapons of mass destruction. President Clinton and Secretary of State Warren Christopher have made it clear that the Administration considers both countries to be "rogue states"
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The UN Security Council has decided to maintain economic sanctions on Iraq for another 60 days, despite pleas from France and Russia to reduce the sanctions regime. The decision was met with opposition from Iraq, which claims to have met the major conditions set by the Security Council following the
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The United States has thwarted a bid by the United Nations Security Council to review the 4.5-year-old economic sanctions against Iraq, producing intelligence materials that highlight the country's continued threat to its neighbors. The council is set to hold its regular bi-monthly review of the sanctions, but
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Iranian officials have denied charges that the country is assisting Iraq in smuggling oil in violation of UN sanctions. The denials come after a US representative at the UN claimed to have evidence of Iranian complicity, citing a significant increase in oil smuggling through Gulf ports in 1994. Key Takeaways:
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The United States has accused Iran of violating UN economic sanctions against Iraq by smuggling Iraqi petroleum through the Gulf. The accusation comes as the US push for stricter enforcement of sanctions against Iraq, while other nations, such as France and Russia, advocate for a lifting of the oil embargo.
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President Clinton's foreign policy is under threat from the new Republican majority in Congress, which is set to introduce significant changes to US engagement with the world. The White House's announcement that the US would no longer enforce the UN arms embargo against Bosnia was the
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The United States has expressed concerns to the UN Security Council that a significant amount of military equipment is still passing through the border between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, despite a declared arms embargo. US representative Madeleine Albright stated that "significant quantities of materiel" are still getting through, and
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The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for the lifting of US economic sanctions against Cuba, with 101 members voting in support and 48 abstaining. The US and Israel were the only countries to vote against the resolution, citing concerns over Cuba's
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The Clinton administration's willingness to negotiate with rogue states has led to a perception among some of those countries that the US will make concessions to avoid confrontation, a senior UN official said. Rolf Ekeus, head of the UN commission to disarm Iraq, stated that this perception led
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The United States rejected a Russian plan aimed at easing UN sanctions on Iraq, citing concerns that easing the oil-export embargo and other sanctions would reward Saddam Hussein's belligerent posture. The US deployed major forces to the Gulf in response to Iraq's movement of troops towards
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As the United States continues to lobby for a Security Council resolution to restrain Iraq from further threatening the Persian Gulf region, Iraq and Russia have announced an agreement that would lead to Iraqi recognition of Kuwait. The accord, reached in talks between President Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Russian
