Presidential Authority to Settle the Iranian Crisis

Presidential Authority to Settle the Iranian Crisis The President has the constitutional and statutory authority to enter an executive agree­ ment with Iran which settles Am erican citizens' claims against Iran; claimants who receive less than - the stated value of their claims should not be able to recover additional compensation from the United States governm ent on the theory that the settlement constituted a taking under the Fifth Amendment. The President may, through orders issued under the International Em ergency Economic Powers A ct (IEE PA ), free currently blocked Iranian assets and…