Iran Held Liable by U.S. Court for Attacks on Soldiers in Iraq

The Iranian state is liable for four “bellwether” attacks on U.S. military and contractors stationed in Iraq between 2006 and 2009, a federal trial court in Washington ruled Monday.

The court issued a default judgment against Iran under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for an Oct. 22, 2006, attack on a Humvee driving to the Baghdad hospital, a March 23, 2008, attack during a patrol outside Baghdad, a May 17, 2009, attack on a patrol, and a Jan. 20, 2007, attack on the Karbala Provincial Joint Coordination Center.

The court didn’t rule on damages arising from the four attacks but ...