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U.S., Qatar agree not to release $6 billion to Iran
Semáforo ^ | Morgan Chalfant

Posted on 10/12/2023 9:19:07 AM PDT by aperez77

The United States and Qatar have reached an understanding not to allow Iran to access the $6 billion funds reserved for humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Democrats behind closed doors on Thursday that the U.S. and Qatar had reached a “quiet understanding” not to move the money, a person familiar with his comments told Semafor. The news comes as U.S. officials probe whether Iran was directly involved in the Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend.

Adeyemo told the lawmakers the funds would not be moving anytime soon, the person said.

(Excerpt) Read more at semafor.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Germany; Iran; Iraq; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: france; germany; hamas; iran; iraq; israel; kuwait; lng; nato; news; qatar; russia; saudiarabia; syria; uae; unitedarabemirates; unitedkingdom; wallyadeyemo; waronterror
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To: mac_truck

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-funding-hamas-operations-says-israels-representative-at-the-un-4462580

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-iran-fuels-hamas-terrorism

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/iran-hamas-and-palestinian-islamic-jihad


41 posted on 10/12/2023 11:20:13 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Biden is following Trump...Trump is able to identify the problems sooner


42 posted on 10/12/2023 11:29:45 AM PDT by wiseprince (Me)
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To: 1Old Pro

“why does Qatar have a say in this? Why is the money even there?”

I read that the money was originally in South Korea, but the ROK government decided it wanted nothing to do with it and the account was transferred to Qatar.


43 posted on 10/12/2023 11:39:34 AM PDT by riverdawg
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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44 posted on 10/12/2023 12:24:28 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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To: wiseprince

You got that right, except the Biden gang doesn’t know how to, or doesn’t want to, react rationally when the situation gets critical. Of course, Biden’s bosses might not want him to react rationally.


45 posted on 10/12/2023 1:21:47 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: aperez77

Took ‘em long enough to decide. How long do they dither over the color of shyte? (Braveheart reference)


46 posted on 10/12/2023 1:50:23 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Liz; RitaOK; stylin19a

H/T stylin19a AND RitaOK
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4188586/posts?page=447#447

Turns out the frozen $6B under POTUS TRUMP had strings!

According to John Kirby (White House Comm Director) the cash is available to IRAN, BUT, Trump tied the use of it up Strictly for Humanitarian purposes inside Iran for the Iranian people for humanitarian supplies.

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KIRBY can’t have liked explaing that FACT to the WH Press Corp, an hour ago in KJP WH press conference.

We the USA, require approval of the humanitarian vendor-suppliers.

This must be the reason the $6B has not been touched. So far.

GOD BLESS TRUMP, POTUS!

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The money was in S. Korea from Iran for whatever.

Trump tied the use of it up Strictly for Humanitarian purposes inside Iran for the Iranian people for humanitarian supplies.

Now, here’s the rest of the story, which the Biden admin conveniently leaves out.

S. Korea hesitated to release any funds for fear of being in violation of sanctions.

It was the Biden admin that provided “waivers” to S. Korea.

I normally don’t like this place but they have “facts” we never hear about, so I do go there to get stuff.

https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/republican-claims-on-hamas-attack-and-iran-funds-distort-the-facts/

“Given South Korean banks’ entrenched reluctance to participate in the programs to disburse funds to Iran, Miller said, “it was necessary” for the Biden administration “to make these waivers to allow the transfer of money from these accounts, through bank accounts in Europe, ultimately to Qatar.”

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4188586/posts?page=451#451


47 posted on 10/12/2023 7:41:08 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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To: bitt

FURTHER;

“Interesting. Did I err? Kirby said the “former president” set the expenditure up as “humanitarian purpses” only, and with only “US approved vendors”. Or, did Kirby fib?

I would think if it were Obama who added strings that Kirby would have named him and credited him for the wisdom behind doing so. I did assume Trump.”

RitaOK

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ALSO

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/10/08/stop-pretending-its-not-the-fungibility-its-the-location-of-the-6-billion-returned-to-iran/


48 posted on 10/12/2023 7:43:33 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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To: SunkenCiv; All

If true... Qatar are Hamas’ financiers


49 posted on 10/13/2023 4:46:31 AM PDT by Conservat1
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To: Conservat1

It’s part of the three card monte set up by the Deep State/Creep State/Demagogic Party.


50 posted on 10/13/2023 7:56:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: aperez77

The decision is to not release the money, or not admit it was already released?


51 posted on 10/13/2023 7:59:29 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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