The claims all date from the period of the revolution. The court was set up as part of the settlement that resulted in the 1981 release of the US hostages. The tribunal issues periodic tabulations of its rulings, so your scribe decided to see if Jafarzadeh was telling the truth. The latest tabulation by the tribunal says Iran has won suits totaling just over $1 billion, which might come to $2.5 billion when interest is added on. But what the tribunal also says is that Americans have won awards totaling $2.2 billion plus interest. Why did Jafarzadeh fail to say that Americans have won more than twice as much as Iranians?