sanction
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Article 3- analysis Economic sanction is defined as "coercive economic measures against one or more countries to force a change in their policies". An example of economic sanction is the one that was enforced against Iraq by the UN Security Council before Saddam Husayn, the then Iraqi president, was toppled by the invasion of the USA and its allies. In December 2006, after reports that Iran had decided to resume its uranium enrichment programme despite the opposition of the international community, Iran's nuclear case was referred from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the UN Security Council. In order for the UN to urge Iran to accept to halt its nuclear activities, a series of economic sanctions were enforced against Iranian banks and companies especially in terms of the sale of nuclear material and technology, as well as devices that could in a way help Iran achieve its objectives in terms...

