Middle East
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Biden admin ok's transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds for prisoner exchanges: report
In late 2022, the administration traded convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout for WNBA star Brittney Griner in a much-maligned deal with Moscow.
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Former Trump admin official Ortega says Biden Admin lacks 'experience' in Iran hostage negotiation
Ortagus said that it is possible to bring wrongfully detained Americans home without giving any money to countries such as Iran.
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New York Rep. Tenney says US allowing Iran to have a 'hostage extortion business' will backfire
"They're not even hiding the fact that they're in the extortion business, and we should not be engaging them," Tenney said.