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    This document is a settlement agreement between the United States and Iran to resolve disputes related to an aerial incident in 1988 where the U.S. shot down an Iranian passenger plane, killing 248 Iranian citizens. Key points of the agreement include: 1) The U.S. will pay Iran $131.8 million, including $61.8 million in compensation to the victims' heirs; 2) Upon payment, both sides will waive all claims against each other related to this incident; and 3) The agreement aims to settle the disputes and will not serve as legal precedent for future cases.

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    This document is a settlement agreement between the United States and Iran to resolve disputes related to an aerial incident in 1988 where the U.S. shot down an Iranian passenger plane, killing 248 Iranian citizens. Key points of the agreement include: 1) The U.S. will pay Iran $131.8 million, including $61.8 million in compensation to the victims' heirs; 2) Upon payment, both sides will waive all claims against each other related to this incident; and 3) The agreement aims to settle the disputes and will not serve as legal precedent for future cases.

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    The case concerning the Arial Incident Of 3 July 1988 before the international Court of Justice

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    This document is a settlement agreement between the United States and Iran to resolve disputes related to an aerial incident in 1988 where the U.S. shot down an Iranian passenger plane, killing 248 Iranian citizens. Key points of the agreement include: 1) The U.S. will pay Iran $131.8 million, including $61.8 million in compensation to the victims' heirs; 2) Upon payment, both sides will waive all claims against each other related to this incident; and 3) The agreement aims to settle the disputes and will not serve as legal precedent for future cases.

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    SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

    ARRANGEMENT AMIABLE
    SETTLEMENT AGREEHENT OH
    THE CASE CONCERNING THE ACRIAL INCIDENT OF
    3 ;NLY 1988 BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL
    COURT OF JUSTICE

    The Govermant cf t h e United S t a t e s of America ("United States")


    and the Goverment of the Ialamic Republic of I r a n ("Iran"),

    Having considered the settlemenm:of the Case Concerning t h e


    & r i a l Incident of 3 July 1988 currently pendiflg before the
    International Court o f Justice ("Courtt'),and noting that the
    United S t a t e s recognized the a e : r i a l i n c i d e n t of 3 July 1988 as a
    t e r r i b l e human tragedy and sxprdçsed deep regret over the Loss o f
    l i v e s caused bg t h e incident,

    Agree as follows:

    1. In full and final. settle-nt of al1 disputes, differences,


    claims, counterclairns and matters dirsctly or indirectly raistd
    by or capable of a r i s i n g betueen them out of or r e l a t e d t o t h e
    Cese Concerning t h e Aerial Incident o f 3 J u l y 1988 currently
    pendFng bofore the Court I"I.C.,3. C a s e " ) , and d l r e c t l y or
    indirectly raised by or capable of arfsing out of or related to
    c e r t a i n cases pending before the Iran-U.S. Clafms Tribunal
    deaignsted a s "Tribunal Cases+t :.n the Settlement Agreement on
    Certain Clairns Before t h e Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, the U n i t e d
    S t h t e s s h a l l pay the Settlement Arnount of US $131,800,000 (One
    Hundted Thirty One Million and lsiqht Hundred Thousand U.S.
    Dollars) as provfded i n the General ~~réernent on t h e Settlement
    of Certain I.C.3. and Tribunal Cases, nhfch shall inelude US
    $61,800,000 ( S i x t y One Million and Eight Huridred Thousand U.S.
    Dollars) for the heirs and legabees o f t h e 2 4 8 Iranian victims of
    t h e aerial incident llsted i n Annex 1 leHeira"). Compensation to
    the Heirs shall bc d i s t r i b u t e d i n accordance w l t h the terms and
    conditions set f o r t h in Rnnex 2.

    2 . Upon payment of the Settlemcnt Amount and issuance of t h e


    Order of Discontinuance by t h e Court, Iran and i t s affiliates,
    sübsidiarias, agents, agencies, instnrmentalities, predecessors,
    650 AERIAL INCIUES~I

    successors and assigns shall release, quitclaim and forever


    discharge t h e United S t a t e s and i t s affiliates, subsidiaries,
    agents, agencies, instrumentalities, predecessora, successors and
    a s s i g n s fcom and against any and al1 clafms with respect to,
    arlsing out of, i n connection with or related t o the I.C.J. Case.

    3 . Upon paymcnt of the Settlement Amount and issuance of the


    Order of Discontinuance by the Court, Iran shall indemnify and
    hold harmlesa the United States and i t s affiliates, subsidiaries,
    agents, agencies, instrumentalities, predecessors, successors and
    assigns agains t any clalm, ctrunterclaim, action or proceeding
    that I r a n , i t s affiliates, subsidlaries, agents, agencies,
    instrumentalities, predecessora, successors and a s s i g n s may
    r a i s e , assert, initiate or take against the United States w i t h
    respect t o , arising ut of, in connecti~nw i t h or related to the
    I.C.J. Case.

    4. Upon payment of the Settlement Amount and issuance of the


    Order o f Discontinuance by the Court, Iran and the United S t a t e s
    s h a l l waive any and a l 1 claims for c o s t s , including attorneys'
    fees, arising out of or related in any nay to the prosecution or
    defence of any clairn before any forun, including the Court, with
    respect t o , a r f s i n q out of, in connection with or r e l a t i n g to Che
    I.C.J. Case.

    5. This Settlement Agreement s h a l l not in any manner prejudice


    the rights o f the fnsured, t h e i r successors and a s s i g n s to pursue
    their clairns against any insurance Company.

    6 . T h i s S e t t l m e n t Agreement ha3 been entered into for the sole


    purpose of settling the disputes a t issue in the I.C.J. Case.
    This Settlement Agreement a h a l l not constitute a Legal precedent
    and s h a l l n o t be used except for the purpose of giving e f f a c t t o
    its term.

    7 . The releases, indemifications and waivera contained i n t h i a


    settlement Agreement are self-executing upon the issuance by the
    Court of an order dlscontinuinc the I.C.3. Case and recording t h e
    terms cf this Settlement Agreement.

    0 . For the purpose of construc-Lion or interpretation of t h i s


    Settlement Agreement, the entfre Agreement s h a l l be read and
    construed as a whole nithout g i v i n q any speciffc effect to any
    paraqraph separately.

    9. The representatives of t h e United States and Iran hereby


    e x p r e s s l y declare that they are duly emponered to enter into and
    execute t h i a Agreement.

    1 0 . This Scttlement Agreement has been written and signed in


    both the English and Persian languages and each t e x t shall have
    t h e ssme and equal validlty.

    Il. Thia Agreement shall Lake effect upon signature by both


    Parties.

    Date: . 2 , IIPL Date:- 3. n.gk

    f Annexes rlul reproduc~dj

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