Fact check: How much money did Obama and Biden send to Iran? What you need to know amid tensions in the Middle East

One particularly accelerated pace involves government payments Joe Biden Barack Obama is released to Iran. While these payments were indeed made, totaling $17.6 million, the context in which they were made is important.

Since the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran on Saturday, February 28, Trump and federal government officials have reiterated many of the claims about the payments, claiming they were used by Iran to fund its nuclear program.

However, there is no conclusive evidence that Iran has used the funds for its nuclear program. As of now, Iran claims that its nuclear power facilities are purely for civilian purposes.

Here, we’ll look at the background of the payment, when it was made, why it was made, and how it went.

Initially, the Obama administration did not clarify whether the payments and the release of the hostages were connected, trying to show that the two were separate. But they later admitted that the cash was used as leverage to secure the safe departure of American hostages from Iran.

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The Biden administration has provided a total of $16 billion to Iran.

As a result, the Biden and Obama administrations have provided a total of $17.7 billion to Iran.