Pompeo solemnly announces the Trump administration is "terminating the 1955 treaty of amity with Iran." The drums of war are beating. pic.twitter.com/ub1csPM9mG— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 3, 2018
The Guardian: International court of justice orders US to lift new Iran sanctions
Mike Pompeo indicates US will ignore ruling, after judges in The Hague find unanimously in favour of Iran
The UN’s international court of justice has reprimanded the US over its re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, ordering Washington to lift restrictive measures linked to humanitarian trade, food, medicine and civil aviation.
The Hague ruling, delivered on Wednesday, is a victory for Iran after it complained to the ICJ in July that the return to sanctions imposed by Donald Trump following the US withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement was in violation of the Treaty of Amity, a 1955 pre-revolutionary friendship treaty.
The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, reacted by announcing the US was terminating the treaty, which the US signed with Tehran two years after orchestrating a coup to topple the elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh.
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WNU Editor: After the International Court ruling, the U.S. has formally terminated the 1955 Treaty of Amity agreement .... After UN Top Court Rules In Favor Of Iran, Pompeo Terminates Decades-Old Treaty (Zero Hedge).
More News On The International Court Of Justice Ordering The U.S. To Lift New Iran Sanctions
International Court of Justice orders US to ease Iran sanctions -- BBC
UN court tells US to ease Iran sanctions in blow for Trump -- Time/AFP
International Court Orders U.S. to Ease Some Iran Sanctions -- The New York Times
US terminates 1950s treaty with Iran after court orders ease in sanctions -- The Hill
US calls ruling a defeat for Iran, ends treaty -- AFP
U.S. cancels 1950s treaty with Iran after international court rules against sanctions -- Washington Times
I never heard of the ICJ til today.
ReplyDeleteI probably will never hear from it over the next few years.
Trump will use it as punching bag in his campaign speeches and the crowds will love it.
It exists to shuffle bits and bytes around signifying nothing.
Before this ruling of the IJC, France president was holding Iran accountable for a bomb plot. Could France had tried to influence this ruling and failed?
ReplyDeleteThe US adminstration is one twisted organisation.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the world would have been if the US had only concerned itself through history.