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How US cash payments story played out in Iran

While Washington’s $1.7 billion payment to Iran caused controversy in the US, it was a non-story in Iran.

Former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati, recently released from an Iranian prison, steps out of the plane piloted by Mike Karnowski (R), as he arrives at an airport in Flint, Michigan January 21, 2016.      REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RTX23GEV
Former US Marine Amir Hekmati, recently released from an Iranian prison, steps out of the plane piloted by Mike Karnowski (R) as he arrives at an airport in Flint, Michigan, Jan. 21, 2016. — REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

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