SHOCK CLAIM: Obama 'let Iran arms dealers slip through net to protect nuclear deal'
BARACK OBAMA has been accused of letting Iran arms dealers slip through the net so he could protect an Iranian nuclear deal.
The former US President allegedly dropped investigations into 14 people wanted for trafficking illicit materials to Iran.
At the time, Barack Obama announced that all were involved with "sanctions-related offences, violations of the trade embargo" and "were not charged with terrorism or any violent offences".
However it has now emerged Mr Obama's own Justice Department said they "posed threats of national security".
They were allegedly part of an illegal procurement network supplying Iran with US-made microelectronics with applications in surface-to-air and cruise missiles.
One of the detainees Seyed Abolfazl Shahab Jamili was charged with conspiring to procure sensors used in centrifuges that enrich uranium, according to news site Politico.
Behrouz Dolatzadeh was also charged with conspiring to buy thousands of American-made assault rifles to illegally import the, into Iran.
America failed to extradite both men and charges against the pair were dropped.
The revelation comes amid rising tensions with US President Donald Trump and Tehran, over their recent test-fired cruise missile.
But President Trump has announced he plans to deal with US-Iran relations
Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson recently said: "Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and is responsible for intensifying multiple conflicts and undermining US interests in countries such as Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon and continuing to support attacks against Israel.
"A comprehensive Iran policy requires that we address all of the threats posed by Iran, and it is clear there are many."