Biden Agrees To Pay $6 Billion Ransom To Iran For Five US Hostages - Rare

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : President Joe Biden and his Administration agreed to send a $6 Billion payment to the nation of Iran today in exchange for five American citizens that the terrorist state has been holding hostage.
51% : Predictably, Iran took more hostages in the months and years thereafter, believing it could get an even better price from a future U.S. president.
41% : In 2015, President Barack Obama agreed to pay Tehran $1.7 billion for the release of four Americans as part of the broader negotiations over the first Iran nuclear deal.
35% : The Foundation of Defending Democracies writes about this scandalous payment....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.
32% : President Biden has successfully evaded the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, which requires him to notify Congress of any agreement with Iran related to its nuclear program before lifting sanctions.
31% : https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/08/15/the-disastrous-implications-of-the-6-billion-iran-hostage-deal/This deal is similar to the Iran Deal, orchestrated by former Secretary of State under President Barack Obama, John Kerry.

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