June 29 - UN tightens security in Baghdad after the shooting deaths of two staff members. June 29 - The USG welcomes Iran s statement that it had impounded two Iraqi tankers carrying smuggled Iraqi oil. June 29 - In Belgrade, Iraqi and Yugoslav ministers affirm their countries struggle against U.S. domination. June 28 - Two UN staff members are shot dead at the FAO mission in Baghdad after a man entered the office and the army stormed the building. Later, the Iraqi claimed he only wanted to protest UN sanctions against Iraq.
Iranian authorities impound two Iraqi tankers suspected of smuggling Iraqi oil.
In a joint statement issued after the meeting, the INC and the Vice President reaffirmed their joint desire to see a united Iraq served by a representative and democratic government responsive to the needs of its people and willing to live in peace with its neighbors. In addition, The Vice President reaffirmed the Administration s strong commitment to the objective of removing Saddam Hussein from power, and to bringing him and his inner circle to justice for their war crimes and crimes against humanity. June 16 - State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher expresses regret over civilian deaths in Iraq from U.S. and British air strikes, but says the flights have succeeded in preventing the Iraqi regime from using air power to threaten citizens in the south and north, as they have done in the past. If Iraq would stop targeting these aircraft there would be no need for pilots to respond in self-defense. June 15 - Secretary General Kofi Annan urges Iraq to return government archives, museum pieces and military equipment seized from Kuwait after its 1990 invasion.