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ICJ orders US to pay compensation for freezing Iranian assets

Iran brought the case against Washington in 2016 for allegedly breaching a 1955 friendship treaty [Peter Dejong/AP]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered the United States to pay compensation to Iranian companies after ruling that Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze their assets.

The United Nations’ top court, also known as the World Court, did not specify the exact amount in its ruling on Thursday but said it would be determined in a later phase.

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