A New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered Iran to pay billions of dollars to family members of 1,008 victims of the 9/11 attacks, according to court documents.
The judge found that the case brought by parents, spouses, siblings, and children who sued the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran had merit, and the three entities were liable for the deaths on Sept. 11, 2001.
Iran has never responded to the case and it is unlikely it will ever pay what the New York federal judge says it owes, especially since, even though the case alleged that Iran provided assistance in the attacks, the 9/11 Commission found no direct evidence of Iranian support.
The court ruled that Iran owed each person who lost a spouse $12.5 million, a parent $8.5 million, a child $8.5 million, and a sibling $4.25 million.
The judge’s ruling is part of a larger case that families of 9/11 victims are pursuing against Saudi Arabia.
