Iran Owes Damages for Deaths From Taliban Hotel Bombings

The Republic of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps must pay $66 million to the estates and family members of three victims killed in bombing attacks on two hotels carried out by the Taliban, a federal trial court in Washington said Monday.

Jurisdiction was proper under the exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for providing material support to a terrorist organization, here the Taliban and its military arm, the Haqqani network, the opinion by Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said.

The defendants are liable for wrongful death and intentional ...