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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Algiers Accords canonical 4
Algiers Accords of 1981 1
Algiers Agreement of 1981 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Algiers Agreement of 1981 ⓘ
linked to: Algiers Accords

Algiers Declarations ⓘ
linked to: Algiers Accords
assetProvision unblocking and transfer of Iranian assets in the United States ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1981-01-19 ⓘ
claimsTribunalCountry Netherlands ⓘ
claimsTribunalLocation The Hague ⓘ
component Claims Settlement Declaration ⓘ
General Declaration ⓘ
countryInvolved Iran ⓘ
United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1981-01-19 ⓘ
establishedBody Iran–United States Claims Tribunal ⓘ
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 ⓘ
hostageReleaseDate 1981-01-20 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
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 ⓘ
mediatorRole Government of Algeria ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Iran hostage crisis
relatedTo U.S. embassy in Tehran ⓘ
requiredActionByIran release of all 52 American hostages ⓘ
return of U.S. embassy property ⓘ
requiredActionByUnitedStates pledge of nonintervention in Iranian internal affairs ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Government of Iran

United States Government ⓘ
signedIn Algiers ⓘ
signedInCountry Algeria ⓘ
subjectMatter diplomatic relations ⓘ
international arbitration ⓘ
state responsibility ⓘ
treatment of foreign property ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iran hostage crisis → result → Algiers Accords ⓘ
Iran hostage crisis → endedBy → Algiers Accords ⓘ
U.S. Embassy in Tehran → associatedWith → Algiers Accords ⓘ
U.S. Embassy in Tehran → legalFrameworkForHostageRelease → Algiers Accords of 1981 ⓘ
linked to: Algiers Accords
Algiers Accords → alsoKnownAs → Algiers Declarations ⓘ
linked to: Algiers Accords
Algiers Accords → alsoKnownAs → Algiers Agreement of 1981 ⓘ
linked to: Algiers Accords