The $400 million the United States stashed inside wooden pallets and secretly flew to Iran as four Americans were released from Tehran was not a 'ransom,' the White House said today. 'The United States under President Obama has not paid a ransom to secure the release of Americans unjustly detained in Iran and we're not going to pay a ransom,' White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest declared, rejecting Iranian officials' claims that the cash payment was just that. The president's spokesman acknowledged that the timing of the transfer was not coincidental -  but he backed up the administration's claim that the deal to give Iran the money it was owed fell into place as a result of positive momentum from the Iran deal. 'This all came to a head at the same time because we are addressing and resolving longstanding concerns with Iranian behavior and the benefits are almost too long to mention,' he told reporters today.

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