The sanctions were imposed during the Saddam Hussein era . The oil-for-food program ends , as does the Iraqi Development Fund . ` The adoptions of these important resolutions marks the beginning of the end of the sanctions regime and restrictions on Iraq 's sovereignty , independence and recovery , '' Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told the council . In a statement released by the White House, President Obama said that he had authorized "targeted sanctions" against Iraq for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack on Aug. 21.
The sanctions were imposed during the Saddam Hussein era . The oil-for-food program ends , as does the Iraqi Development Fund . In a statement released by the White House, President Obama said that he had authorized "targeted sanctions" against Iraq for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack on Aug. 21.