Iran Press/Iran News: The highest UN court for international disputes between states has ruled that it does have jurisdiction to hear Iran's case against the United States regarding the violation of the Treaty of Amity.
In a Wednesday tweet, Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote: "the ICJ just dismissed all US preliminary objections in the case brought by Iran over unlawful US sanctions. Another legal victory for Iran following 3 Oct. '18 Order."
"Iran has always fully respected int'l law. High time for the US to live up to its int'l obligations," Zarif pointed out.
On Wednesday, a panel of 16 judges ruled that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has jurisdiction in the dispute.
The case against the US was first brought to the ICJ in 2018 by Tehran, who accused Washington of breaching a 1955 friendship treaty between the two countries when the Trump administration imposed sanctions.
Then-president Trump brought the sanctions back after pulling out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran to the dismay of European allies.
Washington had said the Hague-based ICJ did not have jurisdiction and must throw out the case. It also argued the sanctions were necessary because Iran posed a "grave threat" to international security.
But judges at the court rejected all of the US objections.
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