Washington is now ready to settle longstanding Iranian financial claims against the U.S., though the Bush Administration insists this has nothing to do with the hostages.

After the launch there were many doubts as to the veracity of the Iranian claims, since the before and after flight pictures clearly showed different monkeys.

His research in 1887 provided the landscape for official Iranian claims to its three island (Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa).

The settlement leaves unresolved other Iranian claims of about $10 billion that arise from the 20-year military sales relationship between Iran and the United States.

A US Government official cited Iranian claims that Iran was backing as many as 50,000 militiamen in Syria.

The commission would, in Iranian eyes, rectify this omission and lay the basis for Iranian claims for war reparations.

September 2006 Sardasht incident - 30+ PJAK killed and 40 injured, unknown Iranian casulties (Iranian claim).

In the last 40 years, United Nations agencies have sat in judgment on Iranian claims on at least five occasions.

The history of the decisions shows lack of interest and enforcement when the Iranian claim had substantial merit.

"That's the biggest load of groceries I've ever seen," the Defense Secretary said, alluding to the Iranian claim that the Iran Ajr had beeen carrying food.