Iran Warns US of Legal Action for Harassing Diplomats

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran has officially warned the US that it will bring a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice if Washington continues illegal actions against Iranian diplomats.

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19 January 2021

In a statement on Saturday cited by Tasnim News Agency, Saeed Khatibzadeh said Iran has issued an official memorandum in this regard and submitted it through the Tehran Embassy of Switzerland, which represents US interests in Iran.

“In this memo, the American side has been warned that Iran will bring the US to the International Court of Justice, if Washington fails to stop its illegal actions against Iranian diplomats at international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, whose headquarters are located on US soil,” the spokesman said.

“It has been a long time that the US government has, in breach of international law, imposed many restrictions on Iranian diplomats and their families at international organizations in the Unties States, and these actions have disrupted and obstructed the performance of diplomats of Iran and several other countries.”

Khatibzadeh stressed that despite its commitments as a host of several international organizations, the US has never been a good host and, throughout the UN history, tried to harass diplomats as well as the families and children of the diplomats of countries with which it has disputes.