Washington sent $ 400 million to Tehran in exchange for the release of American citizens
Washington sent $ 400 million to Tehran in exchange for the release of American citizens
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 13:16
Baghdad / follow Baghdadi News / .. US administration sent $ 400 million to Tehran earlier this year after the release of four American citizens from the Iranian prison, the newspaper reported, “The Wall Street Journal.”
The newspaper pointed out that the US transport plane delivered to Iran last January, and in secret, a cash payment in foreign currency (the euro and the Swiss franc), equivalent to US $ 400 million.
According to the newspaper, the Swiss banks is that gave money to the United States because the financial conduct of Accountancy in the US dollar between Washington and Tehran longer be forbidden.
The “Wall Street Journal” that the Iranian authorities had accepted the move as a ransom from Washington to meet with the release of American citizens being held by the Iranian authorities.
The United States announced on January 16 last to reach agreement with Iran on the exchange of prisoners, where Tehran released all four US citizens were being held to have, while Washington has released seven Iranians who were detained have.
However, the US authorities denied any relationship between the amount of cash and the release of American prisoners, where he explained that this money is part of $ 1.7 billion Washington has pledged to pay for Tehran to the debate regarding the deal, the supply of American weapons settlement to Iran, reached ahead of the year 1979, in the last days of the Shah’s rule, but not in the US side.
However, the revolution witnessed by Iran in 1979 resulted in the cancellation of the deal mentioned (which received the American side in advance for them), and the emergence of an argument which lasted several Acod.anthy 21 / m
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