WHEN IS A RANSOM NOT A RANSOM? WHEN IT'S A DEBT

The Rightists screamed that it was a ransom.

Turns out it was a debt...with interest.

But why it wasn't paid in one payment, and why it was paid at that time does look a bit curious...

US paid $1.3bn in interest on debt to Iran left over from Shah’s time, critics call it ‘ransom’ https://t.co/vVfgssCee3

— RT America (@RT_America) 25 August 2016