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Paying Iranian Terrorists Billions in Ransom Is Nothing to Brag About, Mr. President

Paying Iranian Terrorists Billions in Ransom Is Nothing to Brag About, Mr. President
Released U.S. detainees board a plane in Tehran, Iran, heading to Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 18, 2023, in a still from video. Pool via WANA via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
David Harsanyi
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The going rate for an American hostage these days is around $1.3 billion. That’s what the Biden administration paid out for five Americans in a prisoner swap with the Islamic Republic of Iran last week. And with little overhead, it’s mostly profit for the mullahs.

David Harsanyi
David Harsanyi
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David Harsanyi is a conservative journalist, syndicated author, and editor. He wrote for the Denver Post for eight years, and edited for The Federalist for more than six years before becoming senior writer at National Review in 2019. Harsanyi authored five books, including “First Freedom: A Ride Through America's Enduring History With the Gun” and “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.”
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