‘Iran should sue US, allies over bans’

July 13th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Dr. Franklin Lamb wrote in an article published on the Press TV website that there are “ample solid legal” basis that Iran can use to support its claims against the embargoes at the ICJ.

He said that among reasons to collaborate Iran’s claims were that “the US-led sanctions violate international humanitarian law” due to their negative effects on Iran’s civilian populations.

The article said that Iran could protest the imposition of the sanctions as well as threats of a military act by the US and its allies as instances of the violation of the UN Charter.

“The US-led sanctions, given their design and intent, constitute acts of aggression against Iran in violation of … the UN charter,” the analyst said, adding that they breach the “principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of UN member states”.

The analyst argued that the very fact that the sanctions have been imposed despite the lack of evidence indicating Iran’s deviation toward non-civilian purposes in its nuclear energy program added to the illegality of the embargos.

On January 23, under pressure from the United States, the European Union’s foreign ministers approved new sanctions against Tehran. The sanctions, which mean to prevent member states from buying Iranian crude or doing business with its central bank, took effect as of July 1.

Also in late March, the US administration approved sanctions on the Iranian crude oil sector, which penalize other countries for buying or selling Iran’s crude oil. The sanctions came into effect on June 28.

The bans by the US and EU are aimed at mounting pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear energy program, which Washington, Israel and some of their allies claim may include a military aspect.

Iran dismisses the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has the right to use the nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

AR/AZ