Blinken: Even if Swap Frees up Money for Iran's Bad Behavior, 'They've Always Been Entitled to Use' The Money They Got

On Wednesday's broadcast of "CBS Mornings," Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded to concerns that the money given to Iran by the prisoner swap will free up other funds to be spent on malign activity, such as supporting Russia's war in Ukraine by stating that "even allowing for that, these monies, these proceeds from Iran's oil sales, they've always been entitled to use." And Iran has always used money for bad purposes.