A Tehran court has mandated the United States government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
Qasem who was the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force was killed in a U.S. air strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport.
The court’s decision follows a suit by over 3,300 Iranians aggrieved by Qasems death three years ago.
According to Iranian judiciary’s online news agency, the judgment, totaling $49.7 billion, includes material, moral, and punitive damages.
Background
A drone strike was ordered by then-US president Donald Trump, resulting in Soleimani’s death near Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020.
Following his death, Over 3,300 Iranians filed a lawsuit against the United States.
Mahmoud Mousavi Majd was later found guilty of espionage against Iran’s armed forces, particularly the Quds Force, resulting in the death of General Qassem.
The conviction revealed Majd’s involvement in spying on the armed forces’ activities and gathering information on the whereabouts and movements of Soleimani.
He was accused of receiving significant sums of money from both Israel’s Mossad and the CIA for these activities.
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Court’s decision
The court found 42 individuals and legal persons guilty, including Donald Trump, the US government, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and former Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
The Tehran court ordered the US government to pay $49.7 billion in material, moral, and punitive damages.
