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On Monday’s NBC Today, chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel reported live from Tehran on the lifting of sanctions on Iran and sounded like an anchor on Iranian state television as he touted the authoritarian regime celebrating the development: “Well, this is an extraordinary time to be here in Tehran. The mood is one of expectation and optimism. People are encouraged by the deal. They think they got the better half of the deal, and they are looking forward to a better economy.”
Engel bemoaned how the sanctions had “devastated the Iranian economy, put a stranglehold on the economy.” He proclaimed: “It was illegal for Iranian people and businesses to move money in and out of the country. Now banks can do that....And tens of billions of dollars have been unfrozen. That money hasn't hit the economy yet, but it could fairly soon.”