Obama administration admits paying entire $1.7billion Iran bill in CASH from little-known fund of taxpayer money
Officials say cash payments were made on January 22 and February 5
Treasury spokesperson said 'effectiveness of US sanctions' were to blame for cutting Iran off from the banking network
But opponents including Trump say cash is 'likely' funding terrorism
By Associated Press and Chris Pleasance For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:01 EST, 6 September 2016 | Updated: 01:54 EST, 7 September 2016
The Obama administration has admitted paying $1.7billion to Iran entirely in cash to settle a decades-old aborted arms deal.
The payments were made on January 22 and February 5, officials said, weeks after the release of four American prisoners detained in Tehran.
Officials previously admitted flying $400million in pallets of Euros, Swiss francs and other currency to Iran on January 17, the same day the prisoners were released.
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