The plaintiffs, survivors and close family members of the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, sought to recognize and enforce a US default judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The court granted the motion for default judgment, finding that the US court properly exercised jurisdiction, the judgment was final and conclusive, and no defences of fraud, public policy, or lack of natural justice were available.
The decision relied on the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (JVTA) and the State Immunity Act (SIA), which provide exceptions to state immunity for terrorism-related acts, and ordered the defendants to pay the specified damages and costs.
