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US withdraws from two international pacts, says UN tribunal politicised

Pulls out from the Vienna protocol and the 1955 'Treaty of Amity' with Iran

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A soldier carries a casket containing the remains of a US soldier who was killed in the Korean War during a ceremony at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea | Photo: Reuters

Reuters Washington
The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled out of two international agreements after Iran and the Palestinians complained to the International Court of Justice about US policies, the latest withdrawal by Washington from multilateral accords.

The US national security adviser John Bolton slammed the highest United Nations tribunal as “politicised and ineffective” as he announced that the United States would review all international agreements that could expose it to binding decisions by the ICJ.

Earlier on Wednesday the ICJ handed a victory to Tehran, ordering the US to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month, do not affect humanitarian

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