lawyers unite state monday urge jurors allow u.s. government seize manhattan office tower non-profit violate u.s. sanction iran close arguments end month-long trial manhattan federal court assistant u.s. attorney michael lockard tell jurors non-profit alavi foundation build majority owner know minority partner assa corp front iran government help hide fact know secret get stand lose everything say government want seize 36-story build 650 fifth avenue likely worth close billion benefit people judgments iran relate bomb attack john gleeson argue alavi dispute alavi know assa own iran state-controlled bank melli enter partnership 1989. say foundation establish 1970s shah iran promote persian islamic culture unite state lead believe assa sell 1995 mislead try learn every turn either ignore give run-around lie gleeson say lockard tell jurors alavi continue turn rental income build assa unite state impose sanction iran 1995 violate sanction point evidence include testimony former alavi board member seyed mojtaba hesami-kiche key government witness say letter another former board member iran supreme leader ali khamenei refer unite state great satan suggest alavi work iran lockard acknowledge much evidence 1995 say alavi personnel forget control assa sanction take effect gleeson describe alavi legitimate non-profit raise money charitable activities attack credibility hesami-kiche pay u.s. government admit stand initially fail pay tax money gleeson expect continue arguments tuesday government allow brief response u.s. jurors hear close arguments iran-linked office tower