It was funds that belonged to Iran and were frozen in foreign banks due to international sanctions.
Iran followed the rules of the 2015 agreement. Regular inspections provided proof of no nuclear arms program.
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Even liberal icon Chuck Schumer opposed Obama's "deal."
"Even more importantly, the agreement would allow Iran, after ten to fifteen years, to be a nuclear threshold state with the blessing of the world community.
Iran would have a green light to be as close, if not closer to possessing a nuclear weapon than it is today. And the ability to thwart Iran if it is intent on becoming a nuclear power would have less moral and economic force."