TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranians through the history have shown that they do not seek any war or any conflict but when it comes to defend their rights and territories, they do not spare any effort to defend and in recent decades this has been proved to the world and especially to the Westerners and enemies that Iranians never retreat even one inch from defending and safeguarding their rights.
On Thursday once again Iranians showed the world their determination in defending their rights when the International Court of Justice issued a verdict in favor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a legal fight with the U.S. and it was another victory for Tehran and another upset for Washington.
Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ruled that the United States had violated international law by allowing American courts to confiscate nearly two billion dollars in assets from Iranian companies, and ordered Washington to pay compensation, the amount of which will be determined later.
On Thursday, the ICJ said Washington’s freezing of funds belonging to several Iranian individuals and companies, including $1.75 billion from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), was “manifestly unreasonable.”
The court, however, said that it did not have jurisdiction to rule on the freezing of assets from the CBI.
In reaction, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the verdict demonstrates the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic’s positions and the illegal behavior of the U.S.
“As per this important ruling, the court rightfully dismissed the unsubstantiated defenses of the United States and recognized Iran as the rightful party by emphasizing the former’s violation of its commitments. The US obligation to compensate for the losses will be the most cogent reason for the legitimacy of the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the ministry said in a statement.
It added that Tehran “considers it as one of its inherent duties to press for the rights of the Iranian nation, and will utilize all diplomatic, legal and judicial means and channels to demand the rights of the honorable Iranian people and the national interests of Iranians.”
The case before the ICJ was initially brought by Tehran against Washington in 2016 for breaching a 1955 friendship treaty, signed before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, by allowing American courts to freeze the assets of Iranian companies.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 ruled that about USD 2 billion in frozen Iranian assets must be turned over to American families of people killed in the 1983 bombing of a U.S. Marine Corps barracks in the Lebanese capital of Beirut and other attacks blamed on Iran. Tehran has long rejected allegations of involvement in the 1983 Beirut bombing.
The money confiscated under the US court ruling belongs to the CBI. The assets were blocked under U.S. sanctions.
The U.S. formally withdrew from the 1955 treaty in 2018 after Iran filed two claims based on the accord.
Also known as the World Court, the ICJ is the United Nations’ top court dealing with disputes between countries. Although the ICJ’s rulings are binding, it has no power to enforce them.
This ruling is another victory for the Islamic Republic of Iran against world hegemony, mainly the U.S., and it is a sign of strong determination of the Iranians and especially the Islamic Republic of Iran in winning back what the hostile U.S. has stolen from the country.
The history has shown us that any nation who stands against the enemies with strong determination it is been a winner and the Islamic Republic of Iran on the eve of its 44th anniversary achieved another victory in a duel with the U.S. which is trying to push the Islamic Republic of Iran back in any field but it has always faced upsets in any fight either legal, political and military fight.
On Saturday Iran commemorated the 44th anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic on the back of a historic referendum, in which Iranians voted overwhelmingly in favor of departure from monarchical rule weeks after the collapse of the U.S.-backed Pahlavi regime.
In a landmark two-day referendum held on March 30-31, 1979, more than 98.2 percent of eligible Iranians voted “yes” for the establishment of an Islamic Republic in the country.
The vote, which was held less than two months after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, is considered a turning point in the modern history of Iran.
The Islamic Republic was established in Iran in line with the popular motto of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that called for “Independence, Freedom and the Islamic Republic” for the country.
The victory in the legal case against the U.S. on the eve of the anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran was the best and sweetest news which brought joy for the people and made them more determined in following the path of the founder of the Islamic establishment the Late Imam Khomeini (R) and its deserved successor Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei and they are today more determined than ever in fight with the world hegemony especially with the U.S. and Zionists who seek toppling of the Islamic establishment.
