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4 Aug 2016

Kerry defends $400 million payment to Iran, says U.S. does not pay ransoms

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the Central Asia Ministerial at the Department of State in WashingtonU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday defended the Obama administration's payment of $400 million in cash to Iran, denying it was a ransom for the release of American prisoners by Tehran. "The United States does not pay ransoms," Kerry told a news conference in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-defends-400-million-payment-iran-says-u-154121585.html