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Another $6 Billion for Iran, Which It Can Use Against the US

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Another $6 Billion for Iran, Which It Can Use Against the US
An Iranian-made drone is paraded during the Army Day celebrations in Tehran on April 18, 2010. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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The United States just released $6 billion to Iran, apparently in exchange for seven hostages. That’s an outrageous violation of the principle—do not negotiate with terrorists.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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