Hisham Melhem: Do the Administration’s Curious Moves Against Iran Amount to Much?

This week, the US pulled out of a 1955 treaty of amity with Iran.  They did it to send a signal that the two countries, that haven’t been friends since 1979, still aren’t, apparently.  They also pulled out of a second important agreement, an amendment to the Vienna Convention, in protest of a case brought under it against the US by the Palestinians.  Both acts were linked to actions in the International Court of Justice—one a loss on a case regarding Iran sanctions that was tied in part to the 1955 treaty, the other due to a pending case from the Palestinians.  And both were part of recent U.S. pushback against multilateralism and international legal institutions in particular…as well as on-going efforts to turn up the heat on Iran and Palestine.

Middle East expert Hisham Melhem joins us to discuss.  Tune in.