U.S. rejects Iran's legal claim to recover $1.75 billion in frozen assets

Al-Reuters ^ | October 8, 2018 8:14 AM | Stephanie van den Berg, Lesley Wroughton

[Olog-hai]

The United States on Monday asked judges at the International Court of Justice to throw out a claim by Iran to recover $1.75 billion (€1.5 billion) in national bank assets seized by U.S. courts.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that the assets must be turned over to American families of victims of the 1983 bombing of a U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, among others.

The hearings at the tribunal were separate from Iran’s claim relating to current U.S. sanctions against Tehran.

Iran’s claim in both cases is based on a 1955 Amity Treaty, which was signed 24 years before Iran’s Islamic Revolution, which turned the two countries into arch enemies.

“The actions at the root of this case center on Iran’s support for international terrorism,” Richard Visek, legal adviser to the U.S. Department of State, said on Monday, calling on the court to reject Iran’s suit. …

[dp0622]

Just get a plane and a bag.

[TexasGator]

“Just get a plane and a bag.”

Says Kerry to Hillary ...

[o-n-money]

Is this the money Obama said he was paying Iran back?

[dp0622]

In another reality, that line would be nothing more than a Marx Brothers joke.

that it really happened is utterly mind boggling.

[SunkenCiv]

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that the assets must be turned over to American families of victims of the 1983 bombing of a U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, among others.

Uh-oh. John Kerry and Eric Holder will be pissed!

[Trump_the_Evil_Left]

How about we deliver $1.75 billion worth of cruise missiles onto every military target in Iran?

[SaveFerris]

Iran owes the U.S.A. at least that much for holding our sailors hostage and our naval equipment.

Oh, and that 444 days of captivity of Americans. And our embassy.

And then some money after that.

[SaveFerris]

I would definitely rearrange the sock drawer, many times, before I’d answer Iran’s terrorist mullahs. Which would be to never give them any answer other than “No!”.

[prophetic]

How about we deliver $1.75 billion worth of cruise missiles onto every military target in Iran?

Though I think a big nuke on Tehran would be the most efficient Bang for the Buck except we just need to eliminate the towel heads and not those who are fighting the regime for freedom.

[fedupjohn]

Is this the money Obama said he was paying Iran back?

You beat me to it.

So what was the money sent to Iran by Obama for, is the Billion $$ Question....

[CPT Clay]

I thought they already got it on pallets in the dark of night.

[SJackson]

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