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2024-10-01 21:45:32 UTC - HELPFUL
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The Iranian funds were held in an account maintained by South Korea and transferred to an account now managed by Qatar for use on humanitarian needs only (food, medicine, and agricultural products) in exchange for U.S. prisoners. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2023/09/17/background-press-call-by-senior-administration-officials-on-the-return-of-american-detainees-from-iran/ https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/6-billion-in-iranian-assets-once-frozen-in-south-korea-now-in-qatar-key-for-prisoner-swap-with-us/amp_articleshow/103752306.cms https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/posts-misrepresent-unfreezing-of-16-billion-in-iranian-funds/
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