IN THE NAME OF GOD
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
CASE CONCERNING CERTAIN IRANIAN ASSETS
(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
ATTACHMENTS AND ANNEXES TO THE REPLY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
VOLUME IV
17 August 2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART VI – DOCUMENTS REGARDING IRANIAN AND OTHER RELEVANT COMPANIES
6.1 Information about relevant Iranian companies and related entities
Annex 89
Page “History of Bank Melli” on Bank Melli’s website
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Annex 90
Page “About Us” on Bank Melli PLC’s website
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Annex 91
Homepage of Bank Sepah’s website
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Annex 92
Page “History” on Bank Saderat’s website
p. 15
Annex 93
Page “Bank Saderat Iran” on the Tehran Stock Exchange’s website
p. 19
Annex 94
Page “EDBI at a glance” on EDBI’s website
p. 23
Annex 95
Page “About us” of TIC’s website
p. 27
Annex 96
Page “National Petrochemical Company – The History and Structure” on NPC’s website
p. 31
Annex 97
Page “About Us” on Behran Oil website
p. 37
Annex 98
Page “Behran Oil Company” on the Tehran Stock Exchange website
p. 41
Annex 99
Page “Iranian Marine and Industrial Co.” on the Tehran Stock Exchange website
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6.2 Official Documents
Annex 100
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Bank Sepah International PLC
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1380 (21 March 2001 - 20 March 2002)
p. 77
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1381 (21 March 2002 - 20 March 2003)
p. 91
Annex 103
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1382 (21 March 2003 - 19 March 2004)
p. 105
Annex 104
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1383 (20 March 2004 - 20 March 2005)
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Annex 105
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1384 (21 March 2005 - 20 March 2006)
p. 133
Annex 106
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1385 (21 March 2006 - 20 March 2007)
p. 147
Annex 107
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1386 (21 March 2007 - 19 March 2008)
p. 161
Annex 108
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1387 (20 March 2008 - 20 March 2009)
p. 175
Annex 109
Clearstream Banking S.A., General Terms and Conditions, 2008
p. 191
Annex 110
Global Custodial Services Agreement; The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.
p. 205
PART VII – OTHER DOCUMENTS
7.1 Official and academic sources
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Ministry of Economy of Belgium website, “Banque-Carrefour des entreprises et Registre du Commerce – Public Search”
p. 227
Annex 112
J. B. Moore, History and digest of the international arbitrations to which the United States has been a party, Washington, Gov't Print Off., Vol. II (excerpts)
p. 231
Annex 113
International Chamber of Shipping, “25 Largest Containership Operators”, 2017
p. 281
Annex 114
OECD, “Chapter 2. Understanding investor demand for government securities”, OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2019, Ed. OECD, 23 April 2019
p. 287
Annex 115
UNICEF, “Humanitarian Action for Children in Yemen”, 2020
p. 315
7.2 Press and Media
Annex 116
J. Triedman, “Can American Lawyers Make Iran Pay for 1983 Bombing?”, The American Lawyer, 30 September 2013
p. 321
Annex 117
A. Lakshmi, “India to revive Irano Hind Shipping Company”, www.marinelink.com, 4 September 2016
p. 327
Annex 118
N. Gouette & J. Crawford, “U.S. blasts international court on Iran ruling, pulls out of 1955 treaty”, CNN, 3 October 2018
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Annex 119
“Saudi Arabia is America's No. 1 weapons customer”, CBS News, 12 October 2018
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Annex 120
“White House Digs Itself in Deeper on Khashoggi”, Foreign Policy, 4 December 2018
p. 341
Annex 121
L. Hartig, “Full Accounting Needed of US-UAE Counterterrorism Partnership in Yemen”, justsecurity.org, 7 December 2018
p. 347
Annex 122
“UNSC Resolution 2231 enforces no ban on Iran's missile program: FM Zarif”, Press TV, 11 December 2018
p. 355
Annex 123
“Pompeo announces suspension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia”, CNN, 1 February 2019
p. 359
Annex 124
Amnesty International, “Syria: Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’”, 25 April 2019
p. 365
Annex 125
J. Borger, “Nuclear weapons: experts alarmed by new Pentagon 'war-fighting' doctrine”, The Guardian, 19 June 2019
p. 371
Annex 126
“Over 7,500 children killed or wounded in Yemen since 2013, U.N. report says”, CBS News, 29 June 2019
p. 375
Annex 127
Arms Control Association, “The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty at a Glance”, August 2019
p. 379
Annex 128
“US drone strike intended for Isis hideout kills 30 pine nut workers in Afghanistan”, The Guardian, 19 September 2019
p. 389
Annex 129
“Iran hawks cement ties to former US-designated terrorist group”, Al Monitor, 24 September 2019
p. 393
Annex 130
Amnesty International, “Yemen: US-made bomb used in deadly air strike on civilians”, 26 September 2019
p. 399
Annex 131
M. Bazzi, “America is likely complicit in war crimes in Yemen. It's time to hold the US to account”, The Guardian, 3 October 2019
p. 405
Annex 132
“Zarif terms presence of US in region a ‘failed experience’”, IRNA, 12 October 2019
p. 411
Annex 133
“Iran's Qassem Soleimani killed in US air raid at Baghdad airport”, Al Jazeera, 3 January 2020
p. 417
Annex 134
“Envoy terms IRGC commander's terror as ‘terrorist, criminal act’”, IRNA, 4 January 2020
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Page “About Us” on Bank Melli PLC’s website
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Page “National Petrochemical Company – The History and Structure” on NPC’s website
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Memorandum and Articles of Association of Bank Sepah International PLC
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1380 (21 March 2001 - 20 March 2002)
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1381 (21 March 2002 - 20 March 2003)
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1382 (21 March 2003 - 19 March 2004)
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1383 (20 March 2004 - 20 March 2005)
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1384 (21 March 2005 - 20 March 2006)
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1385 (21 March 2006 - 20 March 2007)
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1386 (21 March 2007 - 19 March 2008)
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Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran as at the end of 1387 (20 March 2008 - 20 March 2009)
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Clearstream Banking S.A., General Terms and Conditions, 2008
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Global Custodial Services Agreement; The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.
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Ministry of Economy of Belgium website, “Banque-Carrefour des entreprises et Registre du Commerce – Public Search”
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J. B. Moore, History and digest of the international arbitrations to which the United States has been a party, Washington, Gov't Print Off., Vol. II
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International Chamber of Shipping, “25 Largest Containership Operators”, 2017
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OECD, “Chapter 2. Understanding investor demand for government securities”, OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2019, Ed. OECD, 23 April 2019
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UNICEF, “Humanitarian Action for Children in Yemen”, 2020
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J. Triedman, “Can American Lawyers Make Iran Pay for 1983 Bombing?”, The American Lawyer, 30 September 2013
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A. Lakshmi, “India to revive Irano Hind Shipping Company”, www.marinelink.com, 4 September 2016
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N. Gouette & J. Crawford, “U.S. blasts international court on Iran ruling, pulls out of 1955 treaty”, CNN, 3 October 2018
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“Saudi Arabia is America's No. 1 weapons customer”, CBS News, 12 October 2018
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“White House Digs Itself in Deeper on Khashoggi”, Foreign Policy, 4 December 2018
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L. Hartig, “Full Accounting Needed of US-UAE Counterterrorism Partnership in Yemen”, justsecurity.org, 7 December 2018
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“UNSC Resolution 2231 enforces no ban on Iran's missile program: FM Zarif”, Press TV, 11 December 2018
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“Pompeo announces suspension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia”, CNN, 1 February 2019
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Amnesty International, “Syria: Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’”, 25 April 2019
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J. Borger, “Nuclear weapons: experts alarmed by new Pentagon 'war-fighting' doctrine”, The Guardian, 19 June 2019
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“Over 7,500 children killed or wounded in Yemen since 2013, U.N. report says”, CBS News, 29 June 2019
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Arms Control Association, “The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty at a Glance”, August 2019
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“US drone strike intended for Isis hideout kills 30 pine nut workers in Afghanistan”, The Guardian, 19 September 2019
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“Iran hawks cement ties to former US-designated terrorist group”, Al Monitor, 24 September 2019
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Amnesty International, “Yemen: US-made bomb used in deadly air strike on civilians”, 26 September 2019
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M. Bazzi, “America is likely complicit in war crimes in Yemen. It's time to hold the US to account”, The Guardian, 3 October 2019
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“Zarif terms presence of US in region a ‘failed experience’”, IRNA, 12 October 2019
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“Iran's Qassem Soleimani killed in US air raid at Baghdad airport”, Al Jazeera, 3 January 2020
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“Envoy terms IRGC commander's terror as ‘terrorist, criminal act’”, IRNA, 4 January 2020
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Volume IV - Annexes