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$318 Million Settlement Ends Long Legal Battle Over Iran-Linked Attacks

3/25/2026

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A $318 million settlement will compensate families harmed by Iran-linked attacks, including the 2001 Sbarro bombing in Jerusalem, funded by the sale of a Manhattan skyscraper.
It ends nearly two decades of legal battles over concealed Iranian interests in the building.
The Alavi Foundation will be dissolved.
Its assets will be transferred to the Amir Kabir Foundation under U.S. monitoring.

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A $318 million settlement will compensate families harmed by Iran-linked attacks, including the 2001 Sbarro bombing in Jerusalem, funded by the sale of a Manhattan skyscraper.
It ends nearly two decades of legal battles over concealed Iranian interests in the building.
The Alavi Foundation will be dissolved.
Its assets will be transferred to the Amir Kabir Foundation under U.S. monitoring.