Iran continues to dominate the news this week, first with the capture of two Navy boats and 10 sailors, then this morning with news of a lopsided prisoner swap, and now with word that Iran has met its nuclear deal obligations and economic sanctions will be lifted.
JUST IN: U.N. nuclear agency says Iran meets nuclear deal obligations https://t.co/Ls3scStOKx pic.twitter.com/CiGTc04a2o
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 16, 2016
It’s a great day … for Iran.
It's not only a great day for #Iran.It's also a great day for #Hizbollah.With renewed #Iranian funding, it will be able to expand terror.
— Avital Leibovich (@AvitalLeibovich) January 16, 2016
Billions starting to flow to Iran as a result of lifting economic sanctions. https://t.co/VCp7gAgzXY
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) January 16, 2016
Narrative: "Warmer relations frees 4 prisoners"
Reality: "US buys off #Iran with 7 bad guys,100 billion dollars, and a future nuclear bomb"— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 16, 2016
Another amazing deal to rival the historic Bergdahl exchange.
Iran gets billions, no intrusive inspections at their military sites, a photo op w/Americans on their knees & a nuclear program uninspected.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 16, 2016
Obama and Kerry dropped the unfettered access requirement on Iran's military sites. those sites haven't been inspected. Kerry doesn't care.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 16, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke from Vienna, calling today “the first day of a safer world,” while Speaker Paul Ryan issued a statement stressing concerns that Iran will use its new windfall of cash to finance terrorism.
.@SpeakerRyan Statement on Implementation of the Iran Nuclear Agreement pic.twitter.com/2CCm6K9gUl
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2016
Of approx $100 billion in Iran's frozen assets in foreign banks, US estimates Iran can now freely access a little over $50 billion.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 16, 2016
What do you think #Iran will spend its #IranDeal cash windfall on?
— Michael Dickson (@michaeldickson) January 16, 2016
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