The United Nations’ highest court has ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation. The United Nations’ highest court has ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation. UN court orders US to lift some sanctions on IranThe ruling by the International Court of Justice is legally binding but it remains to be seen if the administration of President Donald Trump will comply. Iran challenged the sanctions in a case filed in July at the International Court of Justice in the Hague in the Netherlands. Last month, Mr Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton denounced the International Criminal Court (ICC) – a separate and unrelated institution based just a few miles away from the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Source: Irish Independent October 03, 2018 10:05 UTC