The (Landmarks September 28), October 29, 1997, the Iraqi crisis moderated. members of the UN weapons inspection team returned to Iraq


In October 1997, the Iraqi authorities announced a ban on the activities of the Americans in the United Nations weapons inspection team in its territory, and defining them within a week withdrawal from Iraq. The United States has taken a hard-line attitude, and the threat of force, aircraft carriers and combat aircraft deployed to the Gulf. Iraq threatened to shoot down a U.S. reconnaissance plane over Iraq over, and determined to fight back the invading enemy. Suddenly tense situation in the Gulf. Chinese and Russian opposition to the U.S. use of force. U.S. allies outside the UK not support the use of force. November 18, (TodayinHistory.cn) Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with visiting Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz, the two sides to avoid the use of force develop clear plans. November 20, issued a statement on Iraq, (lssjt.cn) announced that it agreed, including Americans, including all the members of the UN weapons inspection team returned to Iraq to resume weapons inspections. Three weeks of the weapons inspection crisis eased.