Legal Opinion
Estate of Zouhair El Halabi v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 7, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2022-3190Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ESTATE OF ZOUHAIR EL HALABI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 22-cv-3190 (CRC) THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 1983 and 1984, Hezbollah bombed U.S. diplomatic facilities in Beirut, Lebanon, with the support of Iran. The attacks killed and injured several hundred people. Among them were three individuals whose estates and family members make up the twenty-eight plaintiffs in this case. The Court previously found Defendants, the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) and the Iranian Ministry of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Richardson, Roy Dale v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- Valore v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- James Owens v. Republic of SudanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
- Hill v. Republic of IraqCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Peterson v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
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