'The
Drums of War Are Beating': ICJ Ruled US Sanctions Violate Treaty With Iran, So
Pompeo Just Ditched It
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Wednesday,
October 03, 2018
NIAC
leader Trita Parsi says the Secretary of State "walking out of it signals
that he wants to make sure that disputes with Iran are NOT resolved
peacefully."
U.S.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced the Trump administration
will terminate a decades-old bilateral treaty with Iran rather than comply with
an International Court of Justice order to lift sanctions due to humanitarian
concerns. (Photo: The State Department/screenshot)
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is a breaking story and may be updated...
After
the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ruled the Trump administration's
sanctions against Iran violate the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo "impetuously" declared at a morning press conference
that the United States will terminate the decades-old bilateral agreement
rather than comply with the United Nations court's order to ease sanctions.
.@SecPompeo: In light of how #Iran has abused the @cij_icj as a form for attacking the
United States, I am therefore announcing today that the United States is
terminating the Treaty of Amity with Iran.
Critics
of the move immediately spoke out and warned of potentially dire consequences.
"The
1955 US-Iran treaty provided a tool for resolving disputes when diplomacy
failed," noted Trita Parsi, founder and president of
the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). "Pompeo walking out of it
signals that he wants to make sure that disputes with Iran are NOT resolved
peacefully."
As
Lacie points out, the 1955 US-Iran treaty provided a tool for resolving
disputes when diplomacy failed.
Pompeo walking out of it signals that he wants to make sure that disputes with Iran are NOT resolved peacefully.
People, wake up...
Pompeo walking out of it signals that he wants to make sure that disputes with Iran are NOT resolved peacefully.
People, wake up...
The
ruling earlier in the day by the Hague-based court had stated U.S. assurances
that the sanctions would not negatively impact humanitarian aid and aviation
safety "were not adequate." The decision was welcomed by Iran's
Foreign Ministry, which condemned the measures as "illegal and
cruel."
Pompeo's
announcement that the U.S. is canceling the 1955 agreement—similar to the
President Donald Trump's decision to ditch the Iran nuclear deal earlier this
year and coupled with reports that Pompeo and Trump National
Security Adviser John Bolton are actively working to "foment unrest"
in Iran—elicited immediate concerns about future engagement with the country.
"The
drums of war are beating," journalist Aaron Rupar warned on Twitter.
"As
you can see, Article 1 on the Treaty—'There shall be firm and enduring peace
and sincere friendship between the United States of America and Iran'—hasn't
aged very well over the years," remarked Foreign Policy reporter
Robbie Gramer.
Helpful
backgrounder on the treaty of amity that Sec. Pompeo impetuously withdrew from,
rather than acknowledge and address serious humanitarian concerns with U.S.
sanctions: https://twitter.com/FarKashani/status/741571612491849728 …
During
his announcement at the State Department on Wednesday, Pompeo said with a
chuckle, "This is a decision, frankly, that is 39 years overdue," an
apparent reference to the 1979 Iranian revolution in which the U.S.-backed Shah
was overthrown.
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