two administrations ago, they handed them pallets, literally pallets of cash to try to negotiate
OverstatedMark Baisley, at Colorado U.S. Senate General Election Debate (9NEWS)
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Why we checked itA specific claim about a prior administration physically delivering pallets of cash to Iran as part of negotiations — referencing a disputed and significant policy event worth verifying in terms of the nature, amount, and framing of the payment
What we foundThe core fact — that the Obama administration sent pallets of cash to Iran as part of negotiations — is confirmed by multiple independent sources, but Obama's administration was three administrations ago from the current one (as of October 2026), not two.