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Iran and the United States completed a prisoner exchange after a two-year process. The swap proved tedious, requiring indirect negotiations between Oman and Qatar, and The United States and Iran. The exchange consisted of 5 Americans for 5 Iranians including the transfer of 6 billion Iranian Rials, previously frozen by the United States in South Korea. This is the first… Read more »

To preserve national security, the United States allowed $235 million in military aid to go to Egypt; the decision completely disregarded lawmakers in Washington concerns about human rights. $85 million of the military aid was withheld, which is a mere fraction (6%) of the $1.3 billion allocated for Egypt. The sum will be withheld until progress is made on the… Read more »