$400M Payment to Iran as Americans Freed Not a Ransom: White House - NBCNews.com
| NBCNews.com | $400M Payment to Iran as Americans Freed Not a Ransom: White House NBCNews.com The White House on Wednesday denied suggestions that a $400 million cash payment to Iran in January was a "ransom" to free four Americans being held in Tehran — characterizing the move as coincidental. That sum was actually part of a $1.7 billion ... Lawmakers: 'Ransom' to Iran puts Americans at risk White House insists $400M to Iran not 'ransom' for U.S. citizens Report: $400M flown to Iran as US prisoners freed |