US moves to counter Iranian lawsuit at ICJ to stop sanctions

The United States of America has vowed to counter a lawsuit filed by Iran before the International Court of Justice seeking the nullification of re-imposed sanctions.

That much information was revealed by Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State in a statement on Monday as legal proceedings began before the court in The Hague.

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“Iran’s filing with the ICJ is an attempt to interfere with the sovereign rights of the United States to take lawful actions, including reimposition of sanctions, which are necessary to protect our national security. The proceedings instituted by Iran are a misuse of the court,” said Pompeo.

Iran argues that the re-imposed sanctions violate terms of a 1955 friendship treaty between the two countries accussing Washington of ‘naked economic aggression’.

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