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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.
Dec 12, 1996 · Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) Summaries of Judgments and Orders
Report of the International Court of Justice, 1 August 1985-31 July 1986. ICJ. 1986
- Icj
- 1986
Jun 27, 2024 · Case Concerning Oil Platforms (Oil Platforms case) (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America ) (Merits), ICJ Reports ( 2003 ), 161 . Google Scholar
- Dapo Akande, Antonios Tzanakopoulos
- 2016
In its final submissions, Iran asked the International Court of Justice to find that the military action by the United States against the oil platforms referred to in its application constituted a violation of Article X, paragraph 1, of the Treaty of Amity.
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In June 1986 the International Court handed down one of its most important judgments in forty years. It was certainly the most important for the United States. According to some observers, the decision was the best that the Court has delivered, and under difficult circumstances too.
