The suit involved more than 1,300 individuals who had won several separate judgments against Iran for its supportive role in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings , the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing , several other bombings , an assassination , and a kidnapping . After winning judgments by default , based on a clear evidentiary basis for Iran 's liability , they sought writs of execution against a Citibank account in New York connected with Iran 's central bank . The suits for execution against the Citibank account were consolidated into one case through various procedural mechanisms
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
Bank Markazi v. Peterson