State Dept. acknowledges lack of transparency over Iran payment

(CNSNews.com) – State Department spokesman Mark Toner acknowledged Wednesday that the administration had not been completely forthcoming about how Iran was paid $1.7 billion earlier this year, after the Treasury Department confirmed that payment of the full amount had been made in cash. Toner attributed the "piecemeal way in which we've divulged the details" to an "overabundance of caution" regarding protecting the confidentiality of other parties that helped in the transaction.

(CNSNews.com) – State Department spokesman Mark Toner acknowledged Wednesday that the administration had not been completely forthcoming about how Iran was paid $1.7 billion earlier this year, after the Treasury Department confirmed that payment of the full amount had been made in cash. Toner attributed the "piecemeal way in which we've divulged the details" to an "overabundance of caution" regarding protecting the confidentiality of other parties that helped in the transaction.…