Discuss US/Iran billion dollar deal

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/us-iran-sanctions-waiver-americans-detained-iran

US agrees to release $6bn in Iran funds as part of deal to free detained Americans

Sanctions waiver will allow transfer of $6bn in frozen Iranian assets from South Korea to Qatar, in effort to win release of quintet

Julian Borger in Washington
Mon 11 Sep 2023 19.39 EDT

The waiver allowing international banks to transfer the Iranian funds was signed by the secretary of state, Antony Blinken, on Friday, and Congress was informed on Monday.

Under the deal, the money, frozen revenues from past Iranian oil sales, will be sent to Qatar’s central bank, from where it can be disbursed for the purchase of humanitarian goods for Iran.

As part of the preparation for the deal, four of the US nationals held by Iran were transferred from jail to house arrest last month. The fifth detainee was already under house arrest.

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(Comments I’ve heard:
Humanitarian funds will free up other Iranian funds for possible bad acts.

Ransom puts target on Americans for further kidnapping/hostage taking.

No promises for change in any Iranian policies.

Iranian women still being targeted and worse.

I’m thinking there must be more in this deal that makes it good for us…? Thoughts?)