I did a little research on Wikipedia. There is a Congressional Research Service, presumable an arm of government. I read where 1.9 billion US dollars value is being held which belonged to Iran. It was said that the then President Carter had frozen these funds during the hostage taking. This when the American Embassy was ransacked.
I just hope this is accurate. It takes the edge off these bandits and thugs and their crimes.
Never heard a damn thing about it before and now it is useful. This was ransom and exchange of military secrets. Our pie is even smaller.