The International Court of Justice has ordered the United States to ease sanctions on Iran for humanitarian reasons. <br /> The decision is a blow to the Trump administration which re-imposed the sanctions after pulling out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.<br />The ruling mandates that Washington does not restrict the export of humanitarian goods, including food, medicine and aviation safety equipment. <br />US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rejected the decision, saying the ICJ has no jurisdiction.<br />He also announced that the U.S. is terminating a 1955 friendship treaty with Iran. <br />Tehran welcomed the ICJ's ruling, saying it confirmed the illegitimacy and oppressiveness of the U.S. <br />
