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After decades, Iran-linked Manhattan skyscraper yields $318M for terror victims

JL;DR SUMMARY For nearly two decades, victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism have awaited justice as rental income from a Tehran-controlled Manhattan skyscraper flowed unimpeded. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TerrorismIranCompensationIranian AssetsU.S. SanctionsAlavi FoundationAmir Kabir Foundation650 Fifth AvenueSbarro BombingManhattan Skyscraper

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Manhattan, New York, United States
"they pursued hidden Iranian government assets tied to a Manhattan skyscraper to ensure those funds would ultimately compensate victims of Iran-sponsored terrorism"
Jerusalem, Israel
"Among those being compensated under the settlement are families and estates of victims of the 2001 bombing of a Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem, which killed 15 and wounded more than 100, as well as victims of other Iran-backed attacks in Israel"

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