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Will Biden Pay Up for Hostages Held by Iran? 

Ayatollahs are teasing him with hopes of a release of three Yanks from their dungeons in Tehran.

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A mural at Washington, D.C., depicts American hostages and wrongful detainees who are being held abroad, July 20, 2022. At left is Siamak Namazi, who has been in captivity in Iran since 2015. At right is Jose Angel Pereira, who has been imprisoned in Venezuela since 2017. AP/Patrick Semansky
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Tehran, hoping for an American payoff, is teasing a release from its dungeons of three American hostages. Will President Biden pay up while leaving other hostages behind? Will the Iranian regime once again profit from its cruel hostage-taking game?

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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