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Article: U.N. Demands End To Iran-Iraq War; Noncompliance Could Bring Sanctions
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- The Washington Post
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- July 21, 1987
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The U.N. Security Council today unanimously approved a resolution
demanding an end to the seven-year-old war between Iran and Iraq.
The resolution was adopted under a section of the U.N. charter
providing for sanctions in case of noncompliance, and it was the
first time in the history of the world body that such an action had
been taken to seek an end to a war, U.S. officials said.
Secretary of State George P. Shultz said the United States stood
ready to support "the decisive application of enforcement measures"
upon either warring country if it refuses to heed the U.N. demand for
an end to the war.
The resolution "demands" that Iran and Iraq observe an immediate
cease-fire, stop all ...