Turkey halts Iraqi oil flow under UN sanctions
Turkey stopped loading Iraqi crude from its last operating pipeline, cutting more than half of Iraq exports. Kuwait and Iraqi assets in Turkey are frozen, imports restricted to food and medicine. The move aligns with UN and global embargoes, despite expected economic losses for Turkey.
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U N Security Council acts to enforce Iraq oil boycott
The United Nations Security Council began informal talks on forming a committee to monitor Iraq sanctions while relying on moral persuasion for enforcement. President Bush ordered deployment of U S forces to Saudi Arabia as part of a multinational effort to deter Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
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