More than 170 terror victims, family members sue Iran, Syria over attacks
More than 170 U.S. and Israeli victims of terrorism and their family members sued Iran and Syria on Tuesday, accusing the two countries of providing material support to terrorist organizations responsible for attacks in which they or their relatives were killed or injured.The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Attorneys Gavriel Mairone and Oceane Maher, whose work focuses in part on counterterrorism, are representing the plaintiffs. The case names Iran, Syria, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, Bank Melli Iran and Bank Saderat as defendants, along with Hamas, Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.The complaint alleges that Iran and Syria provided material support to Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, and seeks to hold the two countries liable for 29 attacks carried out by those groups between 1995 and 2023 in Israel, the Gaza…
More than 170 U.S. and Israeli victims of terrorism and their family members have filed a lawsuit against Iran and Syria in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs allege that both countries provided “material support” to terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which was “a substantial factor” in 29 attacks between 1995 and 2023 in Israel, Gaza, Judea and Samaria, and Lebanon. The lawsuit names Iran, Syria, and several associated entities and banks as defendants, arguing that Iran developed a “ring of fire” of proxy organizations and that Syria was a key partner in supporting these networks. The complaint seeks to hold Iran and Syria liable for the harm caused to the plaintiffs, including for attacks like the 2003 Maxim restaurant bombing in Haifa.
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