U.S. Sent Cash to Iran as Americans Were Freed
Obama administration insists there was no quid pro quo, but critics charge payment amounted to ransom
By
Jay Solomon
Aug. 2, 2016 7:51 p.m. ET
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.
Obama administration insists there was no quid pro quo, but critics charge payment amounted to ransom
By
Jay Solomon
Aug. 2, 2016 7:51 p.m. ET
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.
