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Dec 12, 1996 · Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) Summaries of Judgments and Orders
The Oil Platforms case (formally, Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) ICJ 4) is a public international law case decided by the International Court of Justice in 2003 in which Iran challenged the U.S. Navy's destruction of three oil platforms in the Persian Gulf in 1987-1988.
Nov 2, 1992 · On 2 November 1992, the Islamic Republic of Iran filed in the Registry of the Court an Application instituting proceedings against the United States of America with respect to the destruction of Iranian oil platforms.
The dispute in the case arose out of military action taken by the United States against three offshore oil production complexes owned by the Iranian National Oil Company, which were situated in the Persian Gulf.
On November 2, 1992, Iran filed an application with the International Court ofJustice (ICJ) requesting that the United States be held responsible for a series of attacks by the U.S. Navy against certain Iranian offshore oil platforms in the Persian Gulf in October 1987 and April 1988, and claiming reparation.
Nov 6, 2003 · These attacks by United States forces on the Iranian oil platforms are claimed by Iran to constitute breaches of the 1955 Treaty; and the attacks on the Sea Isle City and the USS Samuel B. Roberts were invoked in support of the United States’ claim to act in self-defence.
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