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Iran Scoffs at Paying $2.65B for Bombing

Posted Sep 8, 07 6:11 PM CDT in US,  Politics,  World 

(Newser) – Iran reacted to a federal court ruling today by scoffing at paying a $2.65 billion penalty for its alleged role in a 1983 bombing, the AP reports. "The American judge's ruling is baseless," a spokesman said of yesterday's decision. "This ruling against Iran is politically motivated." Iran also denies any involvement in the US Marine barracks attack in Beirut, which killed 241 service members.

Iran hinted it may countersue; the spokesman said: "Americans have taken repeated measures contrary to legal principles." It also complains that the court's decision was "not legally defendable" because it was made "without listening to the other side's views." Iran ignored the suit for 6 years and refused to mount a defense.

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Shirley Morry, who lost her brother Ulysses Parker in the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, wipes away tears as she stands with other family members outside U.S. District Court House in Washington,...   (Associated Press)
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