ELISE LABOTT, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: -- it's financial transactions with dollars. And so what the U.S. had to do was to access the money in the central banks of Switzerland and the Netherlands and so that's why they used Swiss Francs and also euros. Now, why did it have to be in cash? Well, at the time there were also international sanctions on Iran. And so Iran didn't have any access to international financial systems. So, it wasn't even like a third country could have wired Iran the money because the international banks weren't doing any business with Iran at the time. Now, you know, one of the things that the U.S. has been trying to do is, as, you know, it restores ties with Iran as a result of this nuclear deal, to try and help Iran access international banks, but still no transactions in U.S. dollars, Ana.</s>ANA CABRERA, CNN ANCHOR: All right, Elise Labott, thank you. Up next, Hillary Clinton just won some big-name Republicans who have switched over to her side. This while the Democratic Party is losing some big-name leaders as well because of those leaked DNC e-mails.
Questions Surrounding US Transfer of Funds to Iran