THE REAL PRICE OF THE IRAN RANSOM: Whether ransom or quick “return of Iranian assets,” it appears the Iranians associate the $400 million they received via airlift with holding hostages. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce: “Hundreds of millions in the pockets of a terrorist regime means a more dangerous region, period. And paying ransom only puts more American lives in jeopardy.” The report adds: “Since the cash was airlifted, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has arrested two more Iranian-Americans.” Remember, in 2008 Obama promised “Smart Diplomacy.”