Legal Opinion
Flores v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 24, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2022-1512Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RUBEN FLORES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 22-1512 (JEB) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION During the United States’ military presence in Iraq between 2003 and 2015, Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and associated Sunni terrorist groups (STGIs) perpetrated numerous attacks against American servicemembers and civilians. Victims of those attacks, along with their estates and family members, have brought this action against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic under the terrorism…
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