Algiers Accords
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The Algiers Accords were a 1981 agreement between the United States and Iran that resolved the Iran hostage crisis by setting terms for the hostages’ release and establishing mechanisms for handling financial and legal disputes between the two countries.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Algiers Agreement of 1981
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Algiers Declarations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assetProvision | unblocking and transfer of Iranian assets in the United States ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1981-01-19 ⓘ |
| claimsTribunalCountry | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsTribunalLocation | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
Claims Settlement Declaration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1981-01-19 ⓘ |
| establishedBody | Iran–United States Claims Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
certain intergovernmental financial claims between the United States and Iran
ⓘ
settlement of claims by Iranian nationals against the United States ⓘ settlement of claims by U.S. nationals against Iran ⓘ |
| hostageCrisisResolved | Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostageReleaseDate | 1981-01-20 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
suspension of litigation in U.S. courts involving Iranian assets
ⓘ
transfer of certain claims to international arbitration ⓘ |
| longTermImpact | framework for ongoing Iran–U.S. claims arbitration at The Hague ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediatorRole | Government of Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nonInterventionClause | U.S. pledge not to intervene politically or militarily in Iran ⓘ |
| numberOfHostagesReleased | 52 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
U.S.–Iran diplomatic rupture
ⓘ
aftermath of the 1979 Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
release of American hostages in Iran
ⓘ
resolution of the Iran hostage crisis ⓘ settlement of financial claims between the United States and Iran ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran on 1979-11-04 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | U.S. embassy in Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredActionByIran |
release of all 52 American hostages
ⓘ
return of U.S. embassy property ⓘ |
| requiredActionByUnitedStates |
pledge of nonintervention in Iranian internal affairs
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termination of lawsuits by U.S. nationals against Iran in U.S. courts ⓘ unfreezing of Iranian assets ⓘ |
| signatory |
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedInCountry | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
diplomatic relations
ⓘ
international arbitration ⓘ state responsibility ⓘ treatment of foreign property ⓘ |
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