The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled on Wednesday that unilateral US sanctions against Iran should not negatively affect trade in essential goods such as medicine and medical equipment, agricultural products and food, or the safety of passenger flights.
Citing the Treaty of Amity signed in Tehran on August 13, 1955 between the United States and the Iranian imperial government, Iran has filed a complaint against the United States at the Hague Court, demanding the lifting of sanctions.
But following the ruling of the International Court of Justice, the US Secretary of State announced that the country would withdraw from the Treaty of Amity with Iran.
According to Mike Pompeo, "Iran has used the Treaty of Amity as a tool to attack the United States" and its lawsuit in the Hague was essentially "without merit."
Mr. Pompeo then called Wednesday's decision in favor of Tehran "invalid," saying, "Given Iran's history of supporting terrorism, ballistic missile activity, and other destructive activities, its invocation of the Treaty of Amity is ridiculous."
He also stated: "We were disappointed that the Court was unable to rule that it had no jurisdiction to comment on the United States sanctions, as the United States' actions against Iran were in line with protecting its vital security interests."
These remarks prompted a response from the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, who said: "Mr. Pompeo is advised to express regret for the Hague Court's verdict, rather than expressing regret for the unreasonable behavior of the US government towards the Iranian people and the cruel sanctions it has imposed against them."
Bahram Ghasemi continued: "It seems that the Americans are very angry that the Court has established its jurisdiction and issued a temporary order against the country's unilateral sanctions against Iran. The Americans have targeted two issues in this context. Some of them say that the International Court in The Hague does not have the jurisdiction to review this case and the complaint, and some of them are also trying to trivialize the achievement made for Iran."
Mr. Ghasemi could be referring to the statements of Pete Hoekstra, the US ambassador to the Netherlands, who, while condemning the Hague Court's ruling, said that the Hague Court did not appear in its ruling to approve Iran's request to lift all sanctions, and its ruling only covers very limited cases.
Mike Pompeo also described the Hague court's ruling as "a defeat for Iran" and said that "in fact, this court rejected all of Iran's baseless and baseless requests."
He stated that the United States will try to provide humanitarian aid to the Iranian people.
