USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The original stated purposes of the sanctions were to compel Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, to pay reparations, and to disclose and eliminate any weapons of mass destruction (WMD). In December 2021, Iraq’s central bank announced that it had paid off its entire debt of $52 billion in war reparations to Kuwait.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Iraq sanctions regime imposes an arms embargo. It is prohibited to directly or indirectly supply, sell or transfer arms or related matériel to Iraq without a sanctions permit.

Detailed explanation-3: -The U.N. Security Council declared on August 2, the very day of the invasion, that the Iraqi action of ignoring the basic order of the international community was a violation of international law and adopted Resolution 660, which required the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Iraqi forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sanctions apply pressure to countries that threaten peace, have harmful policies or don’t cooperate with international law. Sanctions can also apply to individual people or companies. Sanctions are a common tool for seeking to influence foreign governments and individuals to change their behaviour.