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Op-eds & Essays by Richard Nephew • August 04, 2016

Writing in The Hill, Richard Nephew explains the history and reality of the so-called “ransom payment” made to Iran by the United States in January 2016 of $400 million, which is now the subject of such controversy.

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Op-eds & Essays by Richard Nephew • August 04, 2016