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2024-01-29 15:08:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 80A3A5F4487AB110F4A38D8E387F63B7F9E2FC2C8E81018E118CAE32F18AC586
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Original Note:
No, this didn't really happen. The $6 billion remains under restricted oversight, deposited into a Qatari bank account, and has not been disbursed to Iran. https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/oct/09/the-us-freed-6-billion-in-iranian-money-did-it/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/10/12/iran-barred-from-accessing-6-billion-released-by-us-for-humanitarian-aid-report-says/ https://www.npr.org/2023/10/13/1205665755/u-s-and-qatar-agree-to-prevent-disbursal-of-recently-unfrozen-iranian-funds https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/politics/us-qatar-iran-funds/index.html https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-signals-iran-wont-access-its-6-bln-qatar-any-time-soon-2023-10-12/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-12/us-and-qatar-agree-to-hold-off-giving-iran-6-billion-in-funds https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/12/iran-oil-fund-us-israel/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/us-qatar-agree-not-release-iran-6-billion-prisoner-swap-rcna120135
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