In a move that will surely enrage the usual Democrat foreign policy "experts", the US announced today that it had terminated the Treaty of Amity signed in 1955 with Iran. The US took this action after the so called International Court of Justice ruled that due to that treaty, American sanctions on Iran had to be limited to provide for humanitarian exceptions as well as to provide for continued safety for international aviation. The International Court of Justice is a UN agency that tries to rule on disputes between nations. Iran had brought the case before the court after the Trump Administration reimposed sanctions on Iran when the US exited the JCPOA as the nuclear deal with Iran is known. America had argued that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the matter, but the judges issued a preliminary ruling anyway.
By ending the treaty, the US takes away the basis for the court's ruling. It also makes a lot of sense for that treaty to end. For example, the Treaty of Amity requires each country to protect and defend the diplomats of the other country. Surely we all remember 1979 when the Iranian government stormed the US embassy and held the American diplomats hostage for 444 days. It's safe to say that Iran had totally breached the treaty long ago.
I'm sure we will shortly hear from some self proclaimed "expert" like John Kerry or even Hillary Clinton about the sanctity of international treaties and about how President Trump is destroying America's position in the world by his actions with regard to Iran. No doubt, these "experts" liked it better when the US was delivering billions of dollars in cash to the mullahs to get nothing in return.
By ending the treaty, the US takes away the basis for the court's ruling. It also makes a lot of sense for that treaty to end. For example, the Treaty of Amity requires each country to protect and defend the diplomats of the other country. Surely we all remember 1979 when the Iranian government stormed the US embassy and held the American diplomats hostage for 444 days. It's safe to say that Iran had totally breached the treaty long ago.
I'm sure we will shortly hear from some self proclaimed "expert" like John Kerry or even Hillary Clinton about the sanctity of international treaties and about how President Trump is destroying America's position in the world by his actions with regard to Iran. No doubt, these "experts" liked it better when the US was delivering billions of dollars in cash to the mullahs to get nothing in return.
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