Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Gould, Inc., Gould Marketing, Inc., Hoffman Export Corporation, Gould International, Inc., Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Gould, Inc., and Gould Marketing, Inc., Hoffman Export Corporation, Gould International, Inc.

969 F.2d 764 MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOULD, INC., Gould Marketing, Inc., Hoffman Export Corporation, Gould International, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GOULD, INC., Defendant, and Gould Marketing, Inc., Hoffman Export Corporation, Gould International, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-55135, 91-55136. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued Feb. 5, 1992. Submission Deferred Feb. 7, 1992. Submitted May 15, 1992. Decided June 30, 1992. Richard E.M. Brakefield, Anthony J. Van Patten, Arndt & Van Patten, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Marc S. Palay, Thomas L. Abrams, and T. Jay Barrymore, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees. Elizabeth A. Cavendish, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae, U.S. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: BRUNETTI, O'SCANNLAIN, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 Iran seeks to enforce a foreign arbitral award against U.S. nationals in federal court. The district…