One of the earliest measures, now three months old, provided for a comprehensive trade embargo and the blocking of all Iraqi assets abroad.

So far, only the United States and France have frozen Iraqi assets.

Few doubt that vast Iraqi assets have been secretly transferred out of the country for years, and especially in the prewar months.

Other officials said the administration had missed reporting deadlines and had not fully explained how seized Iraqi assets are being spent.

After the invasion, Western countries froze all Iraqi financial assets deposited in major banking centers.

He referred to the release of Iraqi assets.

We are asking that this Iraqi asset, the second biggest oil field in the world, be used to pay for their obligations.

He did not deny that the strategy could protecting some Iraqi assets.

About $5 billion worth of foreign Iraqi assets are now blocked.

During the six-week air war any and all Iraqi military assets were targeted by Coalition attack aircraft.