Quote:THANK YOU FOR CAPITALIZING. AND YELLING.


I do see via online that there doesn't seem to be exceptions. Seems odd though we pay something we owe them, but can't pay with our own money so we just use a loop hole and pay with our own money. Anyways, I digress.


Felonoius Monk, can you tell me why they didn't wire the funds which would have been more secure instead of dropping $400 million and planning an operation which I'm sure was pretty expensive? That's a serious question because maybe they have a great explanation for that, the secret mission they didn't want anyone knowing about, why they didn't want anyone knowing about it and how the other 1.3 billion was paid.


I figured you had all the answers, but I do prefer the answers all capitalized so I actually understand what you are saying.


So I found the video. An analyst said she talked to one of the hostages (no name mentioned), but it is only found on YouTube and no mention on Fox News. It should be pretty big news. Either it's complete [BAD WORD REMOVED] or something else is going on.

 

It looks like the wiring of funds to or from Iran is also against the O.F.A.C. regulations.

 

Effective November 10, 2008, the authorization for “U-turn” transfers involving

Iran was revoked. As of that date, U.S. depository institutions are no longer

authorized to process transfers involving Iran that originate and end with

non-Iranian foreign banks. Details concerning the revocation of the U-turn

authorization and a description of currently permissible funds transfers can be

found in the Financial Dealings with Iran section of this document.

 

It could also be a matter that Iran demanded the hard currency.  Due to the fact that they have been a pariah state under major global sanctions for years their banks were not able to use SWIFT, the worldwide transaction network that most of the developed world uses.

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