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U S A Is set seize control of a Manhattan 36 story skyscraper ,Secretly Owned By Nuclear Weapons Ambitious Iran

,U S A Is set seize control of a Manhattan 36 story skyscraper ,Secretly Owned By Nuclear Weapons Ambitious Iran The United States Of America is set seize control of a Manhattan 36 story skyscraper claiming that it is secretly owned by Iran, , though the ruling is to be appealed.
The seizure and sale of the 36-story building, in the heart of New York City on Fifth Avenue, would be “the largest-ever terrorism-related forfeiture,”
A federal judge ruled in favor of the government’s suit this week, saying the building’s owners had violated Iran sanctions and money laundering laws.
Manhattan Federal Prosecutor Preet Bharara said the decision upholds the justice department claims the owner of the building is a front for Bank Melli, and thus a front for the Government of Iran.” building’s owners, the Alavi Foundation and Assa Corporation, transferred rental income and other funds to Iran’s state-owned Bank Melli.
The U.S. Treasury Department has instituted tight sanctions against Iran, to build pressure on Tehran against program to develop nuclear weapons.
The building was constructed in the 1970’s by a non-profit organization operated by the Shah of Iran, who was overthrown at the end of that decade.