Editor Chuck Carlson adds this thought:
We applaud the action of the International Court of Justice because (in this one case only) it is getting in the way of what is intended by the Washington administration to bait Iran to a war act against the many times more powerful USA. Embargoes, blockades, sanctions and tariffs all have been used in ages past to bait weaker adversary into making a first strike on a more powerful aggressor. Make no mistake about it, Iran is the Administration’s next war target in the Middle East. No such war is necessary, and might well kill a million humans.
Clips from the APF Release:
In its decision, the court said that the U.S. sanctions “have the potential to endanger civil aviation safety” in Iran and that sanctions limiting sales of goods required for humanitarian needs such as food, medicines and medical devices “may have a serious detrimental impact on the health and lives of individuals on the territory of Iran.”
Iran alleges that the sanctions breach a 1955 bilateral agreement known as the Treaty of Amity that regulates and promotes economic and consular ties between the two countries.
The treaty was signed when the U.S. and Iran were still allies following the 1953 revolution — fomented by Britain and the U.S. — that ultimately cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Diplomatic relations were severed following the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and takeover of the U.S. Embassy and ensuing hostage crisis. However, the treaty remains in force.
…Hearings in a separate Iranian case against the US freezing of around $2 billion of Iranian assets to help American terror victims is due to start at the ICJ next week.
…Decisions by the Hague-based ICJ, which rules on disputes between United Nations members, are binding but it has no mechanism through which it can enforce its decisions.
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