Iran Adds New Demands for $8.6 Million Nuke Material Sale to Obama Admin
(Worthy News) – The Obama administration’s $8.6 million purchase of nuclear material from Iran appears to have stalled over Iranian demands that the United States hand over the money in advance, according to recent remarks by Iranian officials.
U.S. officials have been telling the Washington Free Beacon for more than a month that the deal would be completed in “the coming weeks.”
However, the administration has declined multiple attempts to obtain further information about the taxpayer-funded sale, which congressional leaders claim is “potentially illegal.”
Iranian officials stated this week that the Islamic Republic would not move forward with the sale of 32 tons of heavy water, a nuclear byproduct, until the United States agrees to pay the $8.6 million price tag in advance of the delivery. [ … Read More (Source) ]