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Iran summons Swiss ambassador over US Supreme Court ruling

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AP Tehran
Last Updated : Apr 26 2016 | 6:33 PM IST
Iranian state TV is reporting that the country's foreign ministry has summoned Switzerland's ambassador to Tehran over a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court against Iran.
The report aired today says the Swiss ambassador was summoned over a US Supreme Court decision to permit the families of victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Iran to collect nearly USD 2 billion of frozen funds from Iran.
Iran and the US have not had diplomatic relations since 1979, when Iranian students stormed the embassy and took 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. The Swiss diplomat was summoned to convey Iran's protest to the Americans.
Iran said the US court decision violated international obligations between the two countries, such as a 1955 economic treaty.

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First Published: Apr 26 2016 | 6:33 PM IST

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