Payment to Iran wasn't ransom, but it wasn't a coincidence either

By gvwire

Published 10 years ago on

August 24, 2016

The Los Angeles Times reports on the suggestion of a $400 million dollar payment made to Iran at the time when hostages were being released, highlighting that while it wasn’t ransom, it wasn’t necessarily an coincidence either.

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