Iran can’t access $6 billion from hostage deal, Biden official tells Dems
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(Worthy News) – The Biden administration is assuring congressional Democrats that Iran will not be able to access a $6 billion account in Qatar.
Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats this morning that the U.S. and Qatar have an informal agreement not to move the money “anytime soon,” according to Democratic aides.
Republicans have seized on President Biden’s decision to release some $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue as part of a hostage swap deal last month to suggest Biden is helping to fund Hamas, the Iran-backed group that carried out the attacks in Israel over the weekend. [ Source: Axios (Read More…) ]
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