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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Khobar Towers bombing

This June 30,1996 photo, show a general view of the destroyed Khobar Towers and crater where a truck bomb exploded at a US military complex killing 19 Americans and injuring hundreds in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Saleh Rifai)
July 11, 2020, 11:52 am
US court orders Iran to pay further $879m for 1996 Saudi truck bomb attack
Federal judge rules Tehran ‘aided Hezbollah in carrying out a horrific, violent attack that killed 19 people and injured hundreds more’; unclear how they can collect
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this Wednesday Oct. 3, 2018, image The delegations of the US, front left, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, front right, rise as judges, rear, enter the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands.(AP/Peter Dejong)
October 9, 2018, 4:00 am
‘Unclean’ Iran can’t sue for terror victims’ money, US argues
Tehran’s ‘support for international terrorism’ should disqualify it from going to The Hague for $2 billion Supreme Court ruled should go to bombing victims, Washington says
By AFP
This June 30,1996 photo, show a general view of the destroyed Khobar Towers and crater where a truck bomb exploded at a US military complex killing 19 Americans and injuring hundreds in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Saleh Rifai)
September 12, 2018, 9:42 am
US court orders Iran to pay $104.7m for 1996 truck bomb attack that killed 19
Federal judge rules 15 US military personnel who survived Khobar Towers bombing and 24 family members are entitled to payout, though it’s unclear how they can collect
By ToI Staff
The aftermath of a suicide bombing at a Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem in August 9, 2001, that killed 15 and wounded over 100 more. (Flash90)
July 21, 2016, 7:40 am
US court reverses judgment giving Iran building money to terror victims
Judge casts doubt on whether Tehran owns Manhattan tower, undoing record forfeiture for victims of bombings in Jerusalem and elsewhere
By AP
Iranian MPs attend a parliament session in Tehran, March 1, 2016. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
May 17, 2016, 3:48 pm
Iran MPs want US to pay damages for ‘hostile action’
New law obliges government to demand compensation for 1953 coup against leader, Iran-Iraq War and destruction of Gulf oil platforms
By AFP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks with media at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, February 27, 2016. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
May 10, 2016, 3:16 pm
Iran to sue US over court seizure of $2b in frozen funds
Some 1,000 Americans affected by decision to compensate survivors and relatives of victims of attacks linked to Iran
By AFP
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listens to a question during a press briefing, Tehran, Iran, February 20, 2016. (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)
May 1, 2016, 7:21 pm
Iran sues US at Int’l Court of Justice over order to pay terror victims’ families
Senior official says legal procedures underway to reclaim some $2 billion in frozen Iranian funds held by US
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New York, April 22, 2016 (AFP/Bryan R. Smith)
April 26, 2016, 12:15 am
Iran threatens US with ICJ over payment to families of terror victims
Zarif says Tehran doesn’t recognize Supreme Court ruling that hands over $2b. of frozen Iranian funds
By AFP
The Kohbar Towers building after the 1996 terror bombing. (YouTube/MavisisuNews99)
October 6, 2015, 11:52 pm
Bill Clinton knew Iran was behind Khobar attack, cable shows
Report says US had evidence Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah carried out 1996 bombing, which killed 19 US servicemen
By Stuart Winer
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