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Khobar Towers bombing
Also known as: 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, Khobar Towers attack
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Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East - Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org Sep 12, 2023 8 facts
claimIn 2001, the U.S. Justice Department indicted Iran for financing and directing the Khobar Towers attack carried out by Hezbollah al Hejaz.
claimThe U.S. State Department sanctioned Hezbollah al Hejaz member Ali Saed Bin Ali el Hoorie in 2001 for carrying out the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
measurementIn 2001, the United States sanctioned four leaders of Hezbollah al Hejaz linked to the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19 U.S. Air Force personnel and wounded 372.
claimThe U.S. State Department sanctioned Hezbollah al Hejaz leader Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed al Nasser in 2001 for carrying out the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
claimThe U.S. State Department sanctioned Hezbollah al Hejaz senior leader and military wing head Ahmad Ibrahim al Mughassil in 2001 for carrying out the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
claimThe U.S. State Department sanctioned Hezbollah al Hejaz member Ibrahim Salih Mohammed al Yacoub in 2001 for carrying out the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
claimIn 2006, a U.S. federal court ordered Iran to pay $254 million to the families of the Americans who died in the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, ruling that the attack was planned, funded, and sponsored by senior leadership in the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
claimHezbollah al Hejaz effectively disappeared following a Saudi Arabian government crackdown after the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing.
An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org Oct 26, 2017 1 fact
accountSaudi-Iranian tensions have persisted for forty years, evidenced by events such as the 1990s Khobar Towers bombing and Saudi concerns regarding Iranian support for Shia minorities in eastern Saudi Arabia and Shia majorities in Bahrain.
United States Foreign Intelligence Relationships everycrsreport.com May 15, 2019 1 fact
quoteA scholar described the U.S.-Saudi Arabia intelligence relationship by stating: "The [Saudi] Kingdom in general was often slow to recognize the threat of terrorism and reluctant to cooperate with the United States. After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, the Saudi government did not share vital information with U.S. intelligence. Many of the causes linked to the global jihadist movement, like the fighting in Kashmir and Chechnya, enjoyed wide legitimacy within the Kingdom, and citizen support for these conflicts seemed to pose no direct threat to Saudi security."