Arlene you are in SERIOUS denial.  Obama  sent a plane full of laundered money in foreign currency in the dark to Iran the day the hostages were released - that part is a fact, and he even said so in his press conference.  If he sent US dollars or a wire he would have actually violated the law (sanctions were in place at this time) and not just paid ransom ,which is strictly legal, but just wrong.  And WHY would we pay Iran anything for the 70's "misdeeds" when they are holding our hostages?  Who cares what the Hague thinks?  Obama would do anything to get an Iranian nuclear deal, even pay my tax dollars to Iran for hostages.