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Obama Admin Paid Iran $1.7 Billion From Taxpayer Funds Iran says money was ransom payment

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Revmitchell, Jan 23, 2016.

  1. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
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    The Obama administration is facing criticism for paying Iran $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds as part of what critics described as a “ransom” bound up in a controversial hostage trade designed to secure the release of five Americans long held by Iran, according to conversations with administration officials and experts critical of the agreement.

    The administration denies the issues are tied and insists that the money was provided to settle a decades-old dispute with Iran over the United States’ refusal to make good on a deal to provide the country military equipment following the 1979 Islamic revolution.

    Under the terms of the settlement, Iran will be paid a $400 million balance, plus an additional $1.3 billion in interest from the taxpayer fund, according to a State Department official.

    Senior officials from the State Department and White House National Security Council confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon that to settle outstanding legal disputes with Iran, the administration tapped into the Treasury Department’s Judgment Fund, a federal account that has been used by the executive branch to settle international legal claims.

    http://freebeacon.com/national-security/obama-admin-paid-iran-1-7-billion-taxpayer-funds/
     
  2. Kevin

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    The obamo administration said it, so that makes it true....Well at least in their minds. I hope it wasn't part of the hostage release, but after Berghal, and just releasing the terrorist from Gitmo, who knows with these guys
     
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