Beirut bombing victims’ $1.68 billion Iran judgment overturned by US appeals court

The U.S. appeals court overturned a $1.68 billion judgment against Iran’s central bank in a case related to the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, citing the need to address state law questions and sovereign immunity. The case has been sent back to a lower court for further review. The plaintiffs, seeking to hold Iran accountable for the attack, have been unable to collect their judgments for decades.

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