Iran sets up committee to follow up on US court ruling
The Iranian Cabinet has tasked a working group with investigating a ruling by the US Supreme Court granting about two billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets to the families of victims of a 1983 bombing in Beirut.
During their Tuesday session, the Cabinet agreed to set up the committee, led by Iranian Minister of Economy and Finance Ali Tayyeb-Niya.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi, Justice Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi and Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif are other members of the working group.
It has been assigned the task of closely examining different aspects of the US court ruling and offering proposals for the restoration of the Iranian government’s rights.
On April 20, the US Supreme Court ruled that about USD 2 billion in frozen Iranian assets must be turned over to American families of people killed in the 1983 bombing of a US Marine Corps barracks in the Lebanese capital of Beirut and other attacks blamed on Iran. The Islamic Republic has denied any role in the attack.
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