Interesting. Thanks for sharing. What surprised me was this section: The United States government did not formally apologize to Iran.[14] In 1996, the

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. What surprised me was this section: The United States government did not formally apologize to Iran.[14] In 1996, the United States and Iran reached a settlement at the International Court of Justice which included the statement "...the United States recognized the aerial incident of 3 July 1988 as a terrible human tragedy and expressed deep regret over the loss of lives caused by the incident...".[15] As part of the settlement, the United States did not admit legal liability but agreed to pay on an ex gratia basis US$61.8 million, amounting to $213,103.45 per passenger, in compensation to the families of the Iranian victims. Is the refusal to accept responsibility policy, monetary or simply down to arrogance?