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It might be best if Iran didn't do that, but "illegal" is open to interpretation. Funny thing, international law. Nobody's in charge. Between countries, ever
by jlokier 5y ago
It might be best if Iran didn't do that, but "illegal" is open to interpretation.
Funny thing, international law. Nobody's in charge.
Between countries, everything resembling law is held together by diplomacy, persuasion, agreements, treaties, etc. Sanctions are part of that network, for better or worse.
- mcguire 5y agoTechnically, Iran agreed to a nuclear non-proliferation treaty in, like, 1972, violated it which led to UN resolutions in the early 2000s, then agreed to a "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Ac...) in 2015, which led to a partial lifting of sanctions. (The US went crazy around this time and broke the agreement as well, but...) In 2019, Iran "suspended implementation" of "part" of the JCPoA. Treaties are generally treated as law by signatories. So, "illegal". Not that it really matters any; who's going to arrest a country?