Top UN court sides with Iran and rules US must roll back some sanctions

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Top UN court sides with Iran and rules US must roll back some sanctions

The UN’s highest court handed Iran a legal victory over the US on Wednesday when it ordered the White House to roll back some of Donald Trump's sanctions on Tehran. Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled unanimously that parts of the sanctions the US imposed on Iran in May were illegal and must be removed. The Iranian government hailed the ruling as proof that "Iran is in the right” but the US said it was not bound by the court's decision and would not ease sanctions. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, said he was ...

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