On this day in ...

...
1952, the
International Court of Justice issued its judgment in
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. (United Kingdom v. Iran), in which Britain contended that Iran's 1951
nationalization of oil violated a 1933 lease agreement between the Iranian government and the British corporation now known as
BP.
(credit for 1925-1964 state flag of Iran) The ICJ ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the merits of the matter.
(Prior July 22 posts are here, here, here, and here.)
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