In the midst of accusations that the Obama Administration's payment of a negotiated claim by Iran for compensation was actually a ransom for hostages, a Speakin' Out exclusive shows that the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal had actually dismissed Iran's claim for compensation in July of 2009.
The accusations arose last Wednesday after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry received a letter from Representative Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House of Representatives Oversight Committee, asking Kerry to appear at a future committee hearing to discuss the payment of $400 million to Iran on January 17.
