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President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, after an Iran nuclear deal is reached. (AP)

President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, after an Iran nuclear deal is reached. (AP)

President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, after an Iran nuclear deal is reached. (AP)

$150 billion is loftier-finish estimate for Iranian assets gained after nuclear deal

Angered by mortiferous U.S. airstrikes that targeted an Islamic republic of iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.South. Embassy compound in Baghdad on December. 31.

The adjacent day, a Facebook post referencing one-time President Barack Obama made this claim:

"Iran volition exist shooting at our soldiers with bullets, etc., purchased with the $150 billion Obama gave them."

The post misrepresents the Iran nuclear bargain from 2015.

The understanding was promoted by Obama. But it included China, French republic, Deutschland, Russia, the Britain and the European union — non but the The states and Iran.

The deal resulted in Iran getting access to some of its own funds — avails that had been frozen — it wasn't greenbacks given to Iran by the United States.

And $150 billion is a high-terminate estimate and the one with the to the lowest degree evidence to support it. The high-finish estimate from the U.S. Treasury Department in 2015 was $56 billion, and outside analysts believed the number could be lower.

Per the deal, the United states and other countries lifted the sanctions and the funds were unfrozen after nuclear inspectors verified in January 2016 that Iran was doing enough to curb its nuclear plan.

(On Jan. five, in the aftermath of the airstrikes, Iran said it no longer will comply with limits on uranium enrichment provided under the deal.)

Information technology's worth noting that information technology was not clear what became of the unfrozen funds.

In January 2016, and so-Secretarial assistant of State John Kerry said he expected that some of the money ultimately would finish upward with organizations involved in terrorism.

Our ruling

A Facebook postal service claimed: "Iran will be shooting at our soldiers with bullets, etc., purchased with the $150 billion Obama gave them."

The 2015 Iran nuclear bargain involved multiple nations, not merely the Usa under Obama, and did not involve the United States giving cash to Iran.

It's besides debatable whether Iran ultimately got admission to $150 billion of what were its own assets — which had been frozen in retaliation for its pursuit of a nuclear weapon — or whether the amount was much less.

What is correct is that largely because of the U.Due south. involvement, the deal resulted Iran getting access to likely tens of billions of dollars of its own funds, and it'southward unclear how they might be spent.

For a statement that contains only an element of truth, our ruling is Mostly False.

Facebook post, Jan. 1, 2020

PolitiFact, "Donald Trump says Iran got $150 billion and $1.8 billion in cash. That'south Half Truthful," Apr 27, 2018

PolitiFact, "Donald Trump miscasts the coin and the terms in the Iran nuclear deal," Aug. 27, 2019

PolitiFact, "No, Donald Trump, nosotros are not giving Iran $150 billion for 'nothing,'" March 17, 2016

PolitiFact Wisconsin, "Obama assistants admits greenbacks from Iran deal will become directly to terrorism, Sen. Ron Johnson says," Jan. 29, 2016

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