CNN Student News for 9/22/11
Sep 21, 2011
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I think that Iran's move to bail out the American hikers was a generous move, but also kind of gutsy. Question, why couldn't America not pay the bail for our own people? J.C.
Good question! America has no diplomatic relationship with Iran whatsoever, namely because of suspicions that it is developing nuclear weapons, which is a BIG no-no. Because of this, we have had diplomats from Switzerland acting as our go-between, and, unfortunately for the hikers, that has really slowed the whole process down.
Here's more info, if you're interested:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/09/oman-foots-1-million-bail-to-free-us-hikers/245480/
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