[Payment by Federal Aviation Administration of Award to Iran]

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Highlights

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requested a decision regarding the propriety of paying an Iranian government firm's claim. The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal ordered FAA to pay the claim. GAO held that, since an international agreement vested claims settlement authority in the Tribunal, FAA should pay the claim. Accordingly, the claim was allowed.