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US seeks to ‘severely’ damage Iran economy, top UN court hears
2018-08-28
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Renewed sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran aim to damage Tehran’s economy "as severely as possible", the UN’s top court heard Monday.

"The United States is publicly propagating a policy intending to damage as severely as possible Iran’s economy and Iranian nationals and companies," Iran’s lawyer Mohsen Mohebi told the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Washington has slapped renewed sanctions on Tehran. It said they aimed to curb ISIS’s nuclear ambitions.

Meanwhile,
...back at the mall, Clarissa suddenly spied Mr. Bartlett at the checkout counter. He was buying Grecian Formula!...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the US will "vigorously defend" itself in the International Court of Justice against Iran’s challenge to the re-imposition of US sanctions.

Iran is set to make opening arguments in The Hague this week against the unilateral sanctions, which were slapped back on three weeks ago following the US withdrawal from a landmark 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran.

"We will vigorously defend against Iran's meritless claims this week in The Hague," Pompeo said.
Posted by:Fred

#2  In other UN Court news: Muslim countris have failed to tackle matter of blasphemous content, says PM Khan in Senatee

'Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the absence of an international policy against the generation of blasphemous content is a "collective failure" on part of the Muslim countries.

Addressing the Senate for the first time as prime minister, Imran Khan said his government will raise the matter before the United Nations (UN), adding: "However, I do not think that would do much."'
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2018-08-28 16:52  

#1  Why are we bothering to defend ourselves? Just don't even bother to show up and tell the UN to go fuck itself.
Posted by: Herb McCoy   2018-08-28 13:11  

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