Jasin wrote Yesterday at 11:30am:
Let's hope so.
Trump has done a Crocodile Dundee.
"That's not a Knife "
Far better effort than what you Lefties did just giving them billions 💵 💸
yes -
Obama gave them a lot of money to try and be friends but how was he repaid?
Iran organised the Hamas attack on Oct. 7th 2023
and kept attacking Israel from Lebanon and Yemen.
Iran used the money for more terrorism.
So when you help Iran they stab you in the back.
Google AI:
The Obama administration transferred
$1.7 billion in cash to Iran in 2016.
This payment was not a gift, but a settlement of a decades-old, pre-1979 Iranian claim over a failed arms deal. Here is the breakdown:
$400 million: The principal amount of the original funds deposited by Iran for military equipment that was never delivered.
$1.3 billion: Interest payments on that amount, as agreed upon through a settlement at the Hague Tribunal.
Key Context:
Cash Delivery: The $400 million was flown into Iran in cash (using foreign currencies) because U.S. sanctions prohibited banking transactions with Iran.
Hostage Controversy: Critics argued the cash payment was a "ransom" because it occurred simultaneously with the release of four American hostages in January 2016, though the Obama administration stated the timing was coincidental with the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.
Frozen Assets: Apart from this $1.7 billion settlement, the lifting of sanctions under the nuclear deal (JCPOA) allowed Iran to regain access to roughly
$100 billion of its own assets that were previously frozen in international banks.