The delegations of the US (front left) and Iran (front right) rise as judges enter the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 3, 2018. Photo: AP The delegations of the US (front left) and Iran (front right) rise as judges enter the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 3, 2018. Photo: AP
The delegations of the US (front left) and Iran (front right) rise as judges enter the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 3, 2018. Photo: AP
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US ‘terminating’ pact with Iran after UN’s top court rules in Tehran’s favour over sanctions

Judges handed a victory to Tehran, which argued US sanctions violate the terms their 1955 ‘friendship treaty’, which Washington now says it will shred

Topic |   United Nations
Reuters
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Updated: 8:06am, 25 Feb, 2020

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The delegations of the US (front left) and Iran (front right) rise as judges enter the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 3, 2018. Photo: AP The delegations of the US (front left) and Iran (front right) rise as judges enter the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 3, 2018. Photo: AP
The delegations of the US (front left) and Iran (front right) rise as judges enter the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 3, 2018. Photo: AP
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