India, March 4 -- Barack Obama sending $1.7 billion in cash to Iran in 2016 has become a major talking point amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. On Tuesday, speaking to the media from the White House, Trump reiterated that Obama purportedly dropped cash on a Boeing 757 aircraft.

As people revisit the contexts of Obama and Biden sending money to Iran, a baseless hoax in doing rounds on social media. It claims that Barack Obama has purportedly hired a team of nine criminal defense lawyers, fearing a potential backlash from the Trump administration over the cash transfer to Iran. However, Ht.com can confirm that the claims are false.

No reports suggest that the federal authorities are taking legal action against Obama for the cash transfe...