Iran says it just got $43 million from US

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Newsweek reached out to the White House and State Department for further comment via email.
49% : The Center for International Legal Affairs of the Legal Vice Presidency of the Iranian President released a statement on Sunday saying that $43 million was deposited into Tehran's bank account in The Hague, the Netherlands, in connection to a legal case dealing with properties that were not transferred to Iran following the conclusion of the Algiers Declaration, according to a report from the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
48% : "Following repeated and persistent follow-ups by the Center for International Legal Affairs of the Legal Vice Presidency of the Iranian President to secure Iran's rights based on the verdict, the amount of $43 million has been deposited by the US government into the account of the Islamic Republic of Iran at a Dutch bank in The Hague in damages and its interest," the statement reads.
43% : Not a penny has been spent, and it will never go to Iran -- it can only be used for future humanitarian-related purposes.
40% : The case centers around Iran accusing the U.S. of violating its obligations under the Algiers Declaration to arrange for transfer of Iranian properties -- including artworks, archeological objects, fossils and equipment -- to the Middle Eastern country.
39% : A White House spokesperson said in a statement to Newsweek on Saturday that the funds will not be given to Iran.
38% : Iran's claim comes as President Joe Biden is facing scrutiny over his deal, which was announced in August, to secure the release of Americans held hostage in Iran in exchange for the release of $6 billion of Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar.
37% : Critics have said the deal would embolden Iran.
36% : The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal sided with Tehran's request to order the U.S. to compensate Iran for losses it suffered due to Washington, D.C., not transferring those items, according to tribunal documents from 2020.
30% : Iran said on Sunday it received $43 million in damages from the United States.
27% : The scrutiny intensified after Hamas, an ally to Iran, launched an attack against Israel on Saturday, a major escalation of the longtime conflict that drew rebuke from U.S. leaders, including Biden, who has cast himself as a strong ally to Israel.

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