Afsaneh:
The initial argument was made by someone who likely doesn't know MEK from Jundallah, Sunni from Shiite and probably didn't care. I am sure they just wanted justice for their loved ones.

To piggyback on what was said above, anyone can sue for anything. Much of the final planning for 911 took place in Hamburg. Suing Germany for 911 makes about as much sense as suing Iran.

That said because Iran did not appear to contest the claims, the judge ruled that the other side won by default.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/10/04/50979.htm

You will notice that the Patrick Clawson who submitted testimony in this case is the same person who was recently musing on possible ways the US might be pushed into war with Iran.
http://jonathanturley.org/2012/09/27/fal...-war-with-iran/

"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
Winter is Coming

Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.