House bill would block lifting of Iran sanctions until U.S. terror victims paid

House bill would block lifting of Iran sanctions until U.S. terror victims paid

Special to WorldTribune.com The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 1 passed a bill that would block President Barack Obama from ending sanctions on Iran until American victims of Iranian-backed terrorism are compensated. An aide to Rep. Patrick Meehan, Pennsylvania Republican, said that Israeli NGO Shurat Hadin was a key inspiration for Meehan’s presenting the […]

Israeli terror victims could seize unfrozen Iran assets in U.S.

Israeli terror victims could seize unfrozen Iran assets in U.S.

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Israeli victims of Iranian-sponsored attacks could receive millions of dollars from Teheran’s assets in the United States. A U.S. federal district court judge, culminating a decade-long battle, has granted $9.7 million to the families of five victims of an Iranian-assisted suicide bombing in 1997. But the judge delayed implementing the […]