Iran Hostage Crisis CASE CONCERNING UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR STAFF IN TEHRAN (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. IRAN) 24 May 1980 ISSUES OF LAW Jurisdiction of the Court Optional Protocols to Vienna Conventions of 1961 and 1963 on Diplomatic and Consular Relations 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights (USA/Iran) Provision for …