BEFORE THE
IRANUNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL
The Hague
The Netherlands
The Islamic Republic of Iran,
Claimant,
v.
Claim No
. A/30
United States of America,Full Tribunal
Respondent.
STATEMENT OF DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES
Sean D
. Murphy
Agent of the United States
Counsel:
Michael J. MathesonJeffrey D
. Kovar
BEFORE THE
IRANUNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL
The Hague
The NetherlandsThe Islamic Republic of Iran,
Claimant,
v.
Claim No
. A/30
United States of America, Full TribunalRespondent.
STATEMENT OF DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES
On August 12, 1996, the Islamic Republic of Iran filed a
Statement of Claim (Doc
. 1) in a new interpretive dispute against
the United States, Case No . A/30, alleging that the United States
has violated its commitments under the Algiers Accords byinterfering in Iran's internal affairs and implementing economicsanctions against Iran
. Pursuant to the Tribunal's Order of
August 21, 1996 (Doc
. 3), and subsequent extension orders (Docs.
5, 9, and 12), the United States submits this Statement of
Defense.
1
In the event the Tribunal permits Iran to file furtherwritten statements or other materials in this case (Rules of
Procedure, Art
. 2223), the United States requests that the
Tribunal accord it the right to respond thereto
2 -
I
INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARYThe Government of Iran, which has a long record of usingterrorism and lethal force as an instrument of state policy, is
seeking a ruling from the Tribunal that the United States hasviolated the Algiers Accords by intervening in Iran's internalaffairs and enacting economic sanctions against it
. Iran asserts
that the United States has violated two obligations under theAlgiers Accords: the pledge in Paragraph 1 of the General
Declaration that it is and will be the policy of the United
States not to intervene in Iran's internal affairs, and the
requirement in Paragraph 10 of the General Declaration to revoke
all trade sanctions imposed in response to Iran's seizing the
U
.S
. Embassy and taking 52 American hostages on November 4, 1979.
This Statement of Defense will show that Iran's claim thatthe United States has violated the Algiers Accords is utterlywithout foundation
. It will demonstrate that the United States
has fully complied with its obligations, and that Iran presentsno evidence or legal authority to support its sweeping claims to
the contrary
. It will demonstrate that Paragraphs 1 and 10 were
never intended to insulate Iran from economic measures taken for
reasons unrelated to the events addressed in the Algiers Accords.
It will also establish that Iran's attempts to bring its claimunder customary international law, the Treaty of Amity, and theUnited Nations Charter are patently without merit
. It will go on
to show that under general principles of international law,
Iran's own unlawful international activities preclude it from
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Statement of Defense US v Iran
Iran is suing the US over damage caused by sanctions. This document is the US response to the Tribunal hearing the case in The Hague.
(This is a US Government document and not under Copyright.)
(This is a US Government document and not under Copyright.)
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