Isn’t treason giving aid and comfort to the enemy? How is this not treason? They’re chanting “Death to America” over in Tehran, and waging jihad around the region with money Old Joe is sending them.
“The Biden State Department maintains that Iran is only permitted to use the funds for humanitarian needs.”
They’re insulting the intelligence of the American people. Money is fungible. Even if the Islamic Republic uses the money only for humanitarian needs, that frees up $10 billion for other uses. The United States is funding the jihad against Israel on one hand while professing to oppose it on the other.
“Days After Trump’s Victory, Biden-Harris Admin Granted Iran $10 Billion in Sanctions Relief, Congressional Notice Shows,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, December 10, 2024:
"The Biden-Harris administration waived sanctions on Iran three days after the November election, providing Tehran access upward of $10 billion in once-frozen funds, according to a copy of the non-public order transmitted to Congress and reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined on November 8 that “it is in the national security interest of the United States” to waive mandatory economic sanctions that bar Iraq from transferring upward of $10 billion to Iran in electricity import payments.
The Biden-Harris administration has renewed the waiver repeatedly over the objections of congressional Republicans, who warned that the cash helped fuel terrorism and Iran’s war against Israel. In one case, the administration signed off on the sanctions relief one month after Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.
The most recent iteration of the waiver lifts sanctions for 120 days, at which time the incoming Trump administration will have to decide whether Tehran will continue receiving the relief.
The State Department confirmed last week that it issued the waiver.
“We remain committed to reducing Iran’s malign influence in the region,” State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters during a briefing. “Our viewpoint is that a stable, sovereign, and secure Iraq is critical to these efforts.”
The Biden State Department maintains that Iran is only permitted to use the funds for humanitarian needs, including medicines and other supplies. Republican critics argue that money is fungible, meaning that Tehran will have an easier time diverting its dwindling cash reserves to its regional terror proxies, such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthi rebels in Yemen, should it have access to the sanctioned cash for other purposes….
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