TEHRAN-- Negotiations have not yet started with the U.S. on how it would pay compensation to the Islamic Republic following a ruling by the World Court that Washington had acted illegally by allowing courts to seize Iranian assets, Iran’s Vice President for legal affairs Muhammad Dehqan said on Wednesday. “If we do not reach an agreement with the United States, we will refer the case to the Hague Court to determine the amount themselves,” Dehqan said. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ordered Washington in March to pay compensation to Iran after ruling that the seizure of Iranian assets in the United States breached a 1955 treaty between the two countries.