But the victims of the sanctions blamed those who ordered them and those who took part in them instead.
The Iraqi claims are gaining resonance in the West, where relief groups are forming to aid Iraqis and oppose the sanctions, blaming the embargo rather than Iraqi policies for the deaths and malnutrition in Iraq linked to the restrictions.
Under the cease-fire that ended the Gulf War in 1991, Iraq must eliminate its nuclear, chemical and biological warfare capabilities and its long-range missiles before the Security Council can lift sanctions, blamed for widespread hardship among ordinary Iraqis, though not necessarily members of the ruling elite.
Iran's economy shrunk by 6.8% in 2012 and 1.2% in 2013, with sanctions blamed for a loss of $17.1 billion in export revenue in 2012-2014 -- a 13.5% decrease, according to the World Bank.
This re-ethicization of responsibility happens on grounds that are different from the paradigm of fault too, where it was basically the justification of liability and the consequent obligation to suffer an adverse treatment (sanction or blame).
As Clare Gerada, head of the Practitioner Health Programme for doctors with mental health problems, has warned: "We must allow doctors to become patients without the fear of sanctions or blame, and afford them the same compassion as they are expected to give their own patients".
In the past, sanctions were blamed for a stalled economy.
In addition to the sanctions, Unicef blamed the Iraqi government for spending too much on wars against its neighbors and internal opponents and not enough on children's health.
Rouhani promised to ease tensions with the west and to try to end international sanctions, implicitly blaming his predecessor Ahmadinejad for provoking them with his rash statements and uncompromising line.
The first medical supplies arrived less than a year ago, and World Health Organisation statistics show the incidence of all manner of illnesses rising unabated: the number of Iraqi babies who die before they are one has more than tripled since sanctions began.Iraq blames this continuing distress on the American and British representatives on the Sanctions Committee, which regulates all imports.
