Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Iran: Trump's $200bn Sanctions Have Wiped Out Obama's $150bn Nuclear Deal | Breitbart

Iran: Trump's $200bn Sanctions Have Wiped Out Obama's $150bn Nuclear Deal | Breitbart: The sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump on Iran have more than erased the benefits given by President Barack Obama under the nuclear deal, according to numbers presented by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Under the Iran deal, Iran gained renewed access to up to $150 billion in assets that had been previously frozen. The Obama administration also infamously gave Iran nearly $2 billion in cash for the release of American prisoners who were effectively hostages. The money is believed to have been used, in part, to fund Iranian terror operations.

Rouhani, quoted by Bloomberg News, said Tuesday that U.S. sanctions have cost the country some $200 billion:

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