Legal Opinion
Massoud Bassidji v. Simon Soul Sun Goe
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 15, 2005No. 02-16019PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Executive Order 13,059 (the “Executive Order” or “Order”), 62 Fed.Reg. 44,531 (Aug. 21, 1997), prohibits United States citizens from investing in and trading with Iran. 1 The question we face is whether an American citizen’s guarantees of payments that furthered a trade agreement with an Iranian company are covered by the Executive Order and, if so, whether the guarantees are unenforceable as a result. We conclude that the guarantees were illegal under the Executive Order and, under the circumstances of this case, unenforceable.
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