Al-Monitor/Semafor Middle East Global Summit: US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf
Barbara Leaf, Washington's top Middle East diplomat, defended the Biden administration’s decision to release some $6 billion in Iranian funds as part of a recent prisoner swap.
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