Following an Iranian lawsuit against the United States in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the downing of an Airbus aircraft on 17 May 1989, the two States reached an agreement on 22 February 1996, to withdraw the case. Under the agreement, Iran will refuse to pursue any legal action in exchange for compensation to the victims of the accident. The purpose of this article is not to re-examine the unknown dimensions of why and how the process leading to the conclusion of the agreement, as it calls for another broad opportunity. The question that arises in this article is that despite the fact that more than 24 years have passed since the agreement, is it possible to legally pursue the claims of the families of the victims through the Iranian legal system. At first glance, it may seem that the basis for the two States' agreement to return the case to the ICJ was to remove any legal action from Iran's agenda. However, given the existing capacity of the Iranian legal system and, more specifically, the Jurisdiction of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Conduct Civil Cases Against Foreign States Act, it seems possible to pursue possible legal claims by the families of Iranian victims.