A group of 20 Republican senators are calling on the Biden administration to freeze the $6 billion in Iranian funds that were released from South Korean accounts in September as part of a hostage exchange with Tehran.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., wrote a letter Monday signed by herself and 19 of her colleagues to President Joe Biden, citing a Wall Street Journal report that Iran was behind Hamas' attack on Israel over the weekend that led to the death of at least 900 Israelis and at least 11 Americans. Many more were taken hostage by the terrorist organization in an unprecedented invasion.
"Moreover, allowing $6 billion to flow into Iran's economy, even if the purpose is for humanitarian aid, allows the Iranian regime to reallocate even more funds to supporting terrorism." The letter mirrors sentiments expressed by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who called for the administration to freeze the funds during a Monday news conference.
Blackburn's letter called on the State Department to rescind waivers that allowed the Iranian funds to be converted and moved to more accessible bank accounts in Qatar and for the U.S. to work with Qatar to immediately freeze the accounts containing the funds.
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