Americans taken hostage at the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 will receive compensation under the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that President Obama signed into law last week.
The New York Times reports that the 53 victims of the hostage crisis or their families will get $4.4 million each under a provision that was quietly included in the legislation.
The hostages were barred from suing Iran as part of the terms of their release, and multiple attempts by them to attain restitution in the courts or through legislation had fallen short — until now.
The Times reports that the spending bill also allocates funds for victims of other terror attacks, including the 1998 bombings at American embassies in East Africa.
