Iran Press/America: The lawsuit accused European banks of providing banking services to Iran which allegedly enabled militants to conduct 55 attacks against US armed forces in Iraq from 2003 to 2011.
In a decision US District Judge 'Laura Taylor Swain' in 'Manhattan' said the banks’ alleged misconduct was too far removed from the alleged attacks, which US military claimed occurred from 2003 to 2011, to support civil liability under US federal anti-terrorism laws, Reuters reported.
Barclays Plc, BNP Paribas SA, Commerzbank AG, Credit Agricole SA, Credit Suisse Group AG, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings Plc, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Standard Chartered Plc had been sued by military personnel who survived the alleged attacks, and relatives and estates of those killed.
Judge Swain found the complaint “devoid” of allegations that the banks knew they were enabling alleged attacks in Iraq linked to any groups that the US government has designated as foreign terrorist organizations.
"The complaint does not allege plausibly that the provision of banking services, which are not inherently violent or dangerous, can be considered as acts dangerous to human life,” Swain wrote.
On Wednesday Mar 27, a Luxembourg court rejected a US request to compensate victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks by seizing Iranian assets, seven years after a New York court claimed there was evidence of Iran’s involvement in the incident.
The Luxembourg court said that there were no grounds in international law to uphold a US ruling in 2012 to claim Iranian assets held with Luxembourg-based clearing house Clearstream. 101/211/205
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