Report: $400 Million Iran Payment Was Delayed Until Hostages Were Released

By Jenna Lifhits
Published August 17, 2016 10:34pm ET
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Report: $400 Million Iran Payment Was Delayed Until Hostages Were Released
The U.S. delayed delivering a controversial $400 million payment to Iran until American hostages held there were “wheels up,” the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The revelation adds to mounting criticism that the Obama administration’s January payment was for ransom. The administration has claimed that the timing of the payment, which occurred just as the […]

The U.S. delayed delivering a controversial $400 million payment to Iran until American hostages held there were “wheels up,” the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

The revelation adds to mounting criticism that the Obama administration’s January payment was for ransom.

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