Settlement talks pause the Flight 655 hearings

Iran signed the Chemical Weapons Convention on its opening day. The treaty offered a comprehensive prohibition and destruction framework for a weapons category that had inflicted severe harm during...

Iran filed its Memorial supporting the claim concerning destruction of its offshore platforms.

Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh submitted his final report to the U.S. president. The investigation produced a detailed retrospective record of the arms transactions with Iran and the diversion...

The United States filed a preliminary objection to jurisdiction over Iran’s claim.

Iran filed observations and submissions defending the Court’s jurisdiction.

An ICRC news item, cited in a later historical study, reported 100 Iraqi prisoners freed by Iran. This date identifies the news item, not a verified single-day transfer.

The parties signed a settlement agreement. The dispute moved toward negotiated closure rather than a merits judgment.

The Court recorded discontinuance and removed the case after a joint notification. It did not decide the merits.

The Court rejected the U.S. preliminary objection and accepted jurisdiction over Iran’s claim under Article X(1) of the Treaty of Amity.

A later historical chronology records Iran releasing 724 Iraqi prisoners on 27 December, another step in resolving captivity after the ceasefire.