Justices weigh whether to implement roadblock to $2bn in judgments after Congress passed law in 2012 that directed Iran central banks assets to familiesMore than 30 years after 241 marines died in a terrorist attack in Beirut,the supreme court on Wednesday weighed up whether to introduce a new roadblock for the victims’ families, who are trying to obtain nearly $2bn in judgments against Iran.
Bank Markazi, or Iran’s central bank,is trying to stave off court orders that would allow families of victims of several attacks that courts gain linked to Iran to be paid for their losses.
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Source: theguardian.com