Unfortunately these kinds of videos are too often edited in ways to promote a particular impression that may or may not be accurate when put into full context. Too often quotes on message boards, television, in the newspapers, on social media are also taken out of their full context and deliberately misused in the same way. It happens on message boards like this one a lot.
“To facilitate their release, the United States has committed to release five Iranian nationals currently held in the United States and to permit the transfer of approximately $6 billion in restricted Iranian funds held in (South Korea) to restricted accounts in
Qatar, where the funds will be available only for humanitarian trade,” Blinken said.". . .
In the same article:
". . .Raisi was somewhat coy when pressed if the funds would be used for something other than humanitarian needs.
“Humanitarian means whatever the Iranian people needs, so this money will be budgeted for those needs and the needs of the Iranian people will be decided and determined by the Iranian government,” he told the broadcast network. . ."
To understand Raisi and his motivations:
The cleric, who became president in 2021, cracked down on dissent and took a tough stance with the West.
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