Three months after implementation , Iran was unable to tap about $ 100 billion held abroad . On 15 April 2016 Central Bank of Iran Governor Valiollah Seif said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that Iran had gotten " almost nothing " from the accord . He also met Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew during his Washington trip to discuss the concerns . White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said , " the agreement that 's included in the JCPOA does not include giving Iran access to the US financial system or to allow the execution of so-called U-turn transactions . " On 20 April 2016 the Supreme Court of the United States decided in '' Bank Markazi v. Peterson '' that almost $ 2 billion of Iranian frozen assets must be given to families of people killed in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings . The court held Iran responsible for the incident . Iranian foreign minister Zarif called the ruling " highway robbery " , excoriating the court for a previous ruling holding Iran responsible for 9/11 and adding that it is " the Supreme Court of the United States , not the Supreme Court of the world . We 're not under its jurisdiction , nor is our money . " On 27 November 2016 Schlumberger , the world 's largest oil service company , announced that it had signed a preliminary deal to study an Iranian oil field . According to Schlumberger 's spokesperson , this was a memorandum of understanding with the state-run National Iranian Oil Company " for the non-disclosure of data required for a technical evaluation of a field development prospect "
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
Aftermath of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action