Reply To: Fact-checking 6 claims from Trump's news conference

[basilfawlty]

“””Before the 1979 revolution, Iran’s shah had paid $400 million for American military goods but, after he was overthrown, they were never delivered. The clerics who seized control demanded the money back, but the United States refused. The additional $1.3 billion is interest accumulated over 35 years.”””

 

But the money wasnt in US banks it was in 2 EU banks, so it appears that the USA controlled what the banks should or should not do