|
Trending Topics
|
Iranian President: We Will Spend $6 Billion U.S. Prisoner Swap Funds on "Whatever the Iranian People Need"
(Sky News-UK) The U.S. has said the $6 billion Iran is to receive under a prisoner exchange deal is to be used for buying humanitarian goods. But Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told NBC News on Tuesday: "This money belongs to the Islamic Republic of Iran and naturally we will decide, the Islamic Republic of Iran will decide to spend wherever we need it." Asked if the money will be used for more than humanitarian purposes, Raisi replied: "Humanitarian means whatever the Iranian people need...and the needs of the Iranian people will be decided and determined by the Iranian government."