Legal disputes between Iran and the United States and their impact on bilateral relations

Abstract

Iran-US relations have been affected by numerous political and legal conflicts over the past few decades. One of the most important aspects of these relations is the legal disputes between the two countries, which have expanded since the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the continuation of hostile relations. This article examines the regime of determining damages in legal disputes between Iran and the United States and analyzes the impact of these disputes on bilateral relations between the two countries. The main question of the research is how legal disputes and rulings issued by international judicial authorities, especially the International Court of Justice and the Court of Arbitration, have affected relations between Iran and the United States? The research method is a qualitative analysis that examines international documents, judicial decisions, and reliable legal sources and analyzes their political and legal effects. The findings show that legal disputes between the two countries, which include issues such as human rights violations, terrorism, confiscation of property, and military attacks, have increased hostilities and strained relations between the two countries. Also, the failure to enforce legal rulings and political interference by the United States has further complicated bilateral relations and expanded the scope of new legal claims in domestic and international courts.