{
  "id": 10854529,
  "title": "Int'l tribunal dismisses Iranian investor's $566 mil. claim against Seoul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/intl-tribunal-dismisses-iranian-investors-566-mil-claim-against-seoul-10854529",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T04:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260930/intl-tribunal-dismisses-iranian-investors-566-mil-claim-against-seoul"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An international arbitration panel, under the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, has ruled against an Iranian investor's $566 million claim against Seoul. The case stemmed from a failed takeover of a Korean company by the Dayyani family in 2011. The panel sided with Korea in 2021, ordering the Dayyanis to pay around 4 billion won to cover legal expenses and approximately 800 million won in administrative fees. The dispute dates back to 2015 when the Dayyanis, who held a significant stake in Entekhab Industrial Group, filed an arbitration claim after Korea's state-run Korea Asset Management Corp. withdrew a contract to sell a major stake in Daewoo Electronics to Entekhab. In a previous 2018 arbitration, Seoul had been ordered to pay 73 billion won and interest to the Dayyanis as compensation for the failed takeover.",
  "summary": "An international arbitration body has dismissed a 770 billion-won ($566 million) damages claim by an Iranian investor against Seoul in a case stemming from a failed takeover of a Korean company, the justice ministry said Wednesday. A panel under the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled in favor of Korea in the case brought by six members of Iran's Dayyani family in 2021, seeking…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Int'l tribunal dismisses Iranian investor's 770 bln-won claim against Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/intl-tribunal-dismisses-iranian-investors-770-bln-won-claim-against",
        "published": "2026-09-30T03:29:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Int'l tribunal dismisses Iranian investor's $566 mil. claim against Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/intl-tribunal-dismisses-iranian-investors-566-mil-claim-against-seoul",
        "published": "2026-09-30T04:02:03.000Z"
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