Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-08 15:03:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AA61442BB53F0E2C225597EC90EADB4922C1B6CA7BB409233CBEB0EAD85A487E
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Original Note:
Iran already possessed the funds, they were simply unfrozen, in exchange for the return of US prisoners. Funds are held in Qatar “under strict oversight” by the US Treasury Department to be spent on humanitarian aid only. Russia has invested $2.76B this year to Iran https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/09/18/politics/iran-money-explainer/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/us/politics/biden-iran-prisoners-deal.html?unlocked_article_code=qjAPKKF2akv4owq_Yhpo_AjP7WpcIJQtFMsPvYxlxz1NjWQTCWpTFgIu_kgj5p7WACL3fRoCp3Ip8KpRtTtdOZ0ZSqwnP2E-4p6zxeYbrnaOT6fZrSihxu1d6q57rN4hfKWIh-DW1hY3h9MreCADp87JFoKIKpAU1aYbGagW1K-obC1Vjhk8DLF-ceHMflAWUPSvwyY8WpJ8Bm4Kab0QW34r2X0_1zaYpol1KKU1g7Dt5QdtrI315cKAfhKX2C0lXJMPpzufqIksiUCEvtiJlmmbcCMa-dhdCi9LXppZtm-Y0_Tc4RgM_30WCjU_pmHk2BokkoKFe8LG3TGvFt0C_eYAGgMLZ0U6&smid=url-share https://www.ft.com/content/c43f7f85-87c3-49f6-85cb-446d1de2bfc6
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