Posted on 11/15/2023 6:50:31 AM PST by Red Badger
Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration has extended a sanctions waiver in order to release another $10 billion in frozen funds for Iran.
According to the Associated Press, the four-month extension will allow the Iranian regime access to previously frozen $10 billion in electricity revenues.
The Biden admin insists that the terror-linked Islamic dictatorship will use the funds for “humanitarian aid.”
However, experts have repeatedly warned that giving Iran to access frozen funds will free up money in Tehran’s money reserves.
By freeing up Iran’s reserves, the regime will be able to continue sponsoring terrorism and developing nuclear weapons.
The sanctions waiver will authorize Iraq to continue purchasing electricity services from Iran, according to the AP.
The move will also give Tehran access to the billions in payments currently stored in the Iraqi banks.
The Biden admin argues that Iran has only spent a small amount of the existing $10 billion.
The Iranian government has reportedly agreed that the fund will only be used for humanitarian relief.
The Biden admin also freed up $6 billion in previously frozen Iranian oil revenues in September, as Slay News reported.
The unfreezing was part of a hostage negotiations deal that saw the release of five American prisoners.
Foreign policy experts have slammed the Biden admin for allowing Iran to access frozen funds as it frees up its cash reserves for other purposes.
In a Tuesday post on Twitter/X, Richard Goldberg, senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, warned that the funds will help Iran to fund terrorist attacks.
“Biden administration doubles down on giving $10 billion sanctions relief to Iran,” Goldberg said.
“Money is fungible.
“This is 100% budget support for the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.”
Iran supports several terrorist groups to carry out its will, including Hamas.
Last month, Hamas killed over 1,400 civilians in attacks on Israel that began on October 7.
Iran-backed terrorists have launched 46 attacks on U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
Rule #1: The elites want you dead.
First...the Taliban...then...
Insert gif of Manchurian Candidate Barack Hussein Obama nodding and smiling
They gave the Rosenbergs the chair. He has the Resolut desk.
I think Biden and his Administration should be tried for treason for aiding and abetting the enemy.
Yep again good post- post 86 i agree with also- those folks should be up on charges of endangering America- even if nothing ever comes of it- the fact is they have given iran the ability to do something to harm Americans- and that is treasonous-
“Biden Releases Another $10 Billion to Iran”
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I dont understand why. It’s beyond human comprehension.
It’s just as illogical as supporting the flat-earth theory.
Nothing made Iran stronger “recently” than W Bush waging war on Iraq.
$16 billion that Biden released is nothing in comparison to destroying the balance of power between Iran v Iraq.
Did NATO fund terror by taking out Qaddafi?
Our government isn’t really ours.
Democrats have your left pocket, Republicans the right.
We should all start working 2nd jobs to help all these foreign countries. It doesn’t matter if were 33 trillion in debt, homeless Americans everywhere, open violent borders, inflation choking us off, crime sky rocketing in the big cities...All that don’t matter.
Like Pence says, America is not our concern.
Lets all get busy and help them out. Go out and apply for that 2nd job today!
I’m betting none of the network “news” broadcasts even mentions this. The Republican’s should be on House steps raising hell about this, the rats certainly would be bank it.
It's functioning exactly the way THEY want it too.
This on the same day Iran’s proxy, the Houthis, attacked the USS Hudner with drones (unsuccessfully). These are the same Houthis that Trump designated as a terrorist group, and Biden removed that designation. I would say Biden’s foreign policy is the worst in my lifetime, but Obama/Hillary’s Arab Spring disaster in North Africa and Syria was pretty spectacular, and will likely be the most significant factor, or at least the tipping point, in the fall of Europe.
$10B buys a lot of weapons, and some of them will almost certainly kill Americans. This is appeasement, see tagline...
And in the end the money will end up in the Russian Treasury as weapons purchases.
Well, if you fund both sides in a war you can extend the war for years....
Joe biden allows Iran to access $10 billion of Iran’s own money.
Who is the U.S. or the u.n. or anyone else to tell Iran they can or can’t have their OWN money?
This is the same reason I hate the irs.
I don’t like Iran, Biden, the irs or the un, but maybe we cause more trouble than we solve...
Am I missing something?
If you disarm a person trying to murder you, you don't hand the weapon back to them because "it belongs to them".
They have been openly threatening us. We must listen to what they say.
They are behind the bloodshed in Israel and elsewhere in the Middle East for decades.
They have been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans.
They are holding Americans hostage via their proxies in Hamas and Hezbollah.
We would be imbeciles to freely give them any money in any fashion. And we are doing it.
How would the families of those men killed and injured with Iranian money and arms feel if we just handed them that money?
These very same SOBs went nuts over $5 billion for our Southern Border Wall.
How long have we been withholding Iran’s money from Iran?
What gives us the right to withhold Iran’s money from Iran?
How much of what Iran has been doing (I abhor Islam, terrorist and totalitarian regimes) is due to us making them do as we say in order to have the money that rightfully belongs to them?
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