Iran, Bank Melli Will Face Suit Over Terrorist Attacks in Iraq

Iran and Bank Melli must face a suit brought under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act by victims of terrorism, a federal district court in Washington said Sept. 23.

The plaintiffs showed that the bank is an agency or instrumentality of Iran and that it was properly served according to the FSIA, Judge Randolph D. Moss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said.

The plaintiffs were either injured or represent those killed in 43 separate terrorist attacks in Iraq between 2007 and 2009. The suit is against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, ...