Obama administration insists there was no quid pro quo, but critics charge payment amounted to ransom.

 

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran that coincided with the January release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to U.S. and European officials and congressional staff briefed on the operation afterward.

 

Wooden pallets stacked with euros, Swiss francs and other currencies were flown into Iran on an unmarked cargo plane, according to these officials. The U.S. procured the money from the central banks of the Netherlands and Switzerland, they said.

 

The money represented the first installment of a $1.7 billion settlement the Obama administration reached with Iran to resolve a decades-old dispute over a failed arms deal signed just before the 1979 fall of Iran’s last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

 

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The $400 million was paid in foreign currency because any transaction with Iran in U.S. dollars is illegal under U.S. law. Sanctions also complicate Tehran’s access to global banks.

 

“Sometimes the Iranians want cash because it’s so hard for them to access things in the international financial system,” said a senior U.S. official briefed on the January cash delivery. “They know it can take months just to figure out how to wire money from one place to another.”

 

The Obama administration has refused to disclose how it paid any of the $1.7 billion, despite congressional queries, outside of saying that it wasn’t paid in dollars. Lawmakers have expressed concern that the cash would be used by Iran to fund regional allies, including the Assad regime in Syria and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist organization.

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cas...1470181874

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Fantastic. The Iran deal was bad, but giving cash to ensure the release of captured American prisoners?

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i want to know more about this "arms deal"

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i want to know more about this "arms deal"

Well, Iran was short on arms and due to the second amendment most Americans have bear arms and therefor don't need their normal arms. So in a kind gesture, those normal arms got sent to Iran. 

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Obama administration insists there was no quid pro quo, but critics charge payment amounted to ransom.

 

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran that coincided with the January release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to U.S. and European officials and congressional staff briefed on the operation afterward.

 

Wooden pallets stacked with euros, Swiss francs and other currencies were flown into Iran on an unmarked cargo plane, according to these officials. The U.S. procured the money from the central banks of the Netherlands and Switzerland, they said.

 

The money represented the first installment of a $1.7 billion settlement the Obama administration reached with Iran to resolve a decades-old dispute over a failed arms deal signed just before the 1979 fall of Iran’s last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

 

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The $400 million was paid in foreign currency because any transaction with Iran in U.S. dollars is illegal under U.S. law. Sanctions also complicate Tehran’s access to global banks.

 

“Sometimes the Iranians want cash because it’s so hard for them to access things in the international financial system,” said a senior U.S. official briefed on the January cash delivery. “They know it can take months just to figure out how to wire money from one place to another.”

 

The Obama administration has refused to disclose how it paid any of the $1.7 billion, despite congressional queries, outside of saying that it wasn’t paid in dollars. Lawmakers have expressed concern that the cash would be used by Iran to fund regional allies, including the Assad regime in Syria and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist organization.

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cas...1470181874

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Fantastic. The Iran deal was bad, but giving cash to ensure the release of captured American prisoners?

 

I agree, giving Iran cash after they released the hostages is a bad look. It makes me question even more the genuine effectiveness of the nuclear agreement and any new fresh sanctions on Iran.

 

I never been a fan of Obama and his foreign policy moves.  

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Whether someone has a liberal, or conservative viewpoint, a authoritative figure should not lock a thread for the sole purpose to get the last word in all the while prohibiting someone else from being able to respond.

Well, Iran was short on arms and due to the second amendment most Americans have bear arms and therefor don't need their normal arms. So in a kind gesture, those normal arms got sent to Iran. 

 

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Does this stem from the Iran Contra situation?

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I agree, giving Iran cash after they released the hostages is a bad look. It makes me question even more the genuine effectiveness of the nuclear agreement and any new fresh sanctions on Iran.

 

You didn't need this to know that agreement isn't worth the pixels it's written with.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

And the hits just keep on coming. 

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And the hits just keep on coming.

Well, then... Free Bird!!!!! Play some Free Bird!!!!

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Iranian-born Valerie Jarrett is the one calling the shots in the White House.  She called off the Bin Laden strike twice before finally letting Obama go ahead with it.  So she's the one to ask about this Iranian payoff. 

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Obama administration insists there was no quid pro quo, but critics charge payment amounted to ransom.

 

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran that coincided with the January release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to U.S. and European officials and congressional staff briefed on the operation afterward.

 

Wooden pallets stacked with euros, Swiss francs and other currencies were flown into Iran on an unmarked cargo plane, according to these officials. The U.S. procured the money from the central banks of the Netherlands and Switzerland, they said.

 

The money represented the first installment of a $1.7 billion settlement the Obama administration reached with Iran to resolve a decades-old dispute over a failed arms deal signed just before the 1979 fall of Iran’s last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

 

....

 

The $400 million was paid in foreign currency because any transaction with Iran in U.S. dollars is illegal under U.S. law. Sanctions also complicate Tehran’s access to global banks.

 

“Sometimes the Iranians want cash because it’s so hard for them to access things in the international financial system,” said a senior U.S. official briefed on the January cash delivery. “They know it can take months just to figure out how to wire money from one place to another.”

 

The Obama administration has refused to disclose how it paid any of the $1.7 billion, despite congressional queries, outside of saying that it wasn’t paid in dollars. Lawmakers have expressed concern that the cash would be used by Iran to fund regional allies, including the Assad regime in Syria and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist organization.

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cas...1470181874

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Fantastic. The Iran deal was bad, but giving cash to ensure the release of captured American prisoners?

 

This whole story seems awfully suspicious.

 

A.  We have our government getting foreign currency to "pay a settlement".  It's not like the money was paid the more traditional way via wire transfer.  It was actual currency stacked up on a pallet and flown into Iran in an unmarked cargo aircraft.  I wonder if there is a paper trail?  Since when do we pay another government in cash for anything?

 

B.  The Obama Administration Regime failed to disclose how any money was paid to Iran even after congressional queries.

 

C.  This "installment" towards a settlement with Iran just happened to take place at the same time 4 American Prisoners Hostages were freed.

 

D.  Iran is one of three countries on the list of countries designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism designated by the U.S. Department of State.  There are restrictions in place by law that forbids certain financial transactions.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Does this stem from the Iran Contra situation?

 

Nope.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Hmmm.

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This is the type of story that should be headlines in the MSM.  Something just doesn't seem quite right...

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Iranian-born Valerie Jarrett is the one calling the shots in the White House. She called off the Bin Laden strike twice before finally letting Obama go ahead with it. So she's the one to ask about this Iranian payoff.

Good god man. She isn't Iranian at all, and this is a pathetic at best.

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This is the type of story that should be headlines in the MSM.  Something just doesn't seem quite right...

 

It's all CNN talked about today.  It bumped Donald from the headlines.

 

Maybe it is all coincidence, but this could be as bad as Reagan's secret "Arms for hostages" deal.

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Does this stem from the Iran Contra situation?

Stems from money not paid in 1979?? Not related to Iran Contra?

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Failed arms deal with Iran from 1979?

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Obama administration insists there was no quid pro quo, but critics charge payment amounted to ransom.

 

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran that coincided with the January release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to U.S. and European officials and congressional staff briefed on the operation afterward.

 

Wooden pallets stacked with euros, Swiss francs and other currencies were flown into Iran on an unmarked cargo plane, according to these officials. The U.S. procured the money from the central banks of the Netherlands and Switzerland, they said.

 

The money represented the first installment of a $1.7 billion settlement the Obama administration reached with Iran to resolve a decades-old dispute over a failed arms deal signed just before the 1979 fall of Iran’s last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

 

....

 

The $400 million was paid in foreign currency because any transaction with Iran in U.S. dollars is illegal under U.S. law. Sanctions also complicate Tehran’s access to global banks.

 

“Sometimes the Iranians want cash because it’s so hard for them to access things in the international financial system,” said a senior U.S. official briefed on the January cash delivery. “They know it can take months just to figure out how to wire money from one place to another.”

 

The Obama administration has refused to disclose how it paid any of the $1.7 billion, despite congressional queries, outside of saying that it wasn’t paid in dollars. Lawmakers have expressed concern that the cash would be used by Iran to fund regional allies, including the Assad regime in Syria and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist organization.

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cas...1470181874

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Fantastic. The Iran deal was bad, but giving cash to ensure the release of captured American prisoners?

 

If only the OP would share his WSJ subscription.

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If something can corrupt you, you're corrupted already.
- Bob Marley


 

Stems from money not paid in 1979?? Not related to Iran Contra?

Failed arms deal with Iran from 1979?

 

Perhaps you should educate yourself with the Iran-Contra scandal.

 

Liberals are so quick to try to pin this issue on anyone but Obama.

 

Something about this story is just not right.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.