Late to the party. Was away on business.
Obama - $150Bln & $1.7Bln(cash) to Iran was a Massive "Repayment"/KickBack to China, Russia, Iran & NK
In the "Peak-Era" of the [Globalist DS] there needed to be - (collaborating conspirators devised & worked-out) - a way to ENSURE = Repayment/KickBack $$$'s happened for the [Major Player] who were (secluded/segregated) from the [Controlled Global Banking System].
Russia
China
Iran & NK
[D-staters] in the USA needed a way to "Pipeline" repayment to these banking systems "Segregated" from global control.
→ BackDoor KickBack ←
(Saudi was a special case w/ historical; Oil Trade, Foreign Aid & Weapons & under-the-radar Human Trafficking Supply. But Q confirms they got their $$ cut too.)