U.S. withdraws from international accords, says U.N. world court 'politicized'

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled out of two international agreements after Iran and the Palestinians complained to the International Court of Justice about U.S. policies, the latest withdrawal by Washington from multilateral accords.

The U.S. national security adviser John Bolton slammed the highest United Nations tribunal as “politicized and ineffective” as he announced that the United States would review all international agreements that could expose it to binding decisions by the ICJ.

Earlier on Wednesday the ICJ handed a victory to Tehran, ordering the United States to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month, do not affect humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety.

Tehran had argued that the U.S. sanctions imposed since May by the Trump administration violated the terms their 1955 Treaty of Amity. Washington responded by pulling out of the treaty, a little-known agreement that was signed long before Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution that turned the two countries into arch enemies.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-diplomacy-treaty/u-s-withdraws-from-international-accords-says-u-n-world-court-politicized-idUSKCN1MD2CP

[sakabatou]

1. Make it stop!

[Fullduplexxx]

2. The time for that was 2016

[pampango]

3. A bit of hypocrisy there, Don? Who is 'politicizing' the Supreme Court?

Or is a court only ‘politicized’ if it is not subservient to your desires?

[Bayard]

4. Are we going to be able to repair the damage?

The damage being done in our name all over the world? Even after we dump this gang of criminals, its going to take awhile to renew respect and trust.