Nearly 25 years after the attacks of September 11th, the families of those we lost are still seeking justice and accountability. Any negotiation or agreement with Iran must recognize that reality. Iran has spent decades funding and supporting terrorist organizations responsible for the deaths of Americans and our allies, from the ashes of 9/11 to the horrors of October 7th. The U.S. Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund provides a critical pathway for victims and their families to receive compensation through penalties and forfeited assets from sanctions violators, not taxpayer dollars. No sanctions relief or normalization effort should come at the expense of terror victims and their families. New Yorkers have never forgotten the lives stolen on September 11th, and we will not allow their memory or the pursuit of justice to be sidelined.
