Posted On: 08/07/2016 11:09:02 AM
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Sunni Social Media Fumes Over Report US Paid Iran $400 Million In Cash
JAFFA, Israel – Arab social media users were fuming at reports that the Obama administration gave the Iranian government $400 million in cash while it was negotiating the release of captive American soldiers.
The Obama administration has denied it was paying ransom money. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that the cash transfer was part of a resolution to a longstanding financial dispute, and the cash was used because Iran and the U.S. at the time didn’t have a banking relationship due to sanctions.
On Thursday, Obama himself flatly denied that the payment amounted to ransom, calling the charges “the manufacturing of outrage” and stating his administration publicly disclosed the transfer in January.
The response on Sunni Arab social media was scathing.
“Maybe the pig is Shi’ite,” Zizal tweeted, referring to President Obama. “He clearly sympathizes with them, that’s why he turns a blind eye to their violations of the nuclear deal.”
JAFFA, Israel – Arab social media users were fuming at reports that the Obama administration gave the Iranian government $400 million in cash while it was negotiating the release of captive American soldiers.
The Obama administration has denied it was paying ransom money. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that the cash transfer was part of a resolution to a longstanding financial dispute, and the cash was used because Iran and the U.S. at the time didn’t have a banking relationship due to sanctions.
On Thursday, Obama himself flatly denied that the payment amounted to ransom, calling the charges “the manufacturing of outrage” and stating his administration publicly disclosed the transfer in January.
The response on Sunni Arab social media was scathing.
“Maybe the pig is Shi’ite,” Zizal tweeted, referring to President Obama. “He clearly sympathizes with them, that’s why he turns a blind eye to their violations of the nuclear deal.”
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