The Disastrous Implications of the $6 Billion Iran Hostage Deal
August 15, 2023
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/08/15/the-disastrous-implications-of-the-6-billion-iran-hostage-deal/
President Joe Biden’s decision to trade $6 billion for five American citizens unlawfully detained in Tehran isn’t just the largest hostage ransom payment in American history—it’s also the second phase of an unacknowledged agreement with Tehran that strengthens the ayatollah’s position in the Middle East and frees the regime to cross the nuclear weapons threshold at a time of its choosing. Americans need to brace themselves for the consequences of both realities.
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