‘Disingenuous To The Extreme’: Reporter Leaves Biden Spox Stammering To Explain Iran Money Transfer

[mystery-ak]

‘Disingenuous To The Extreme’: Reporter Leaves Biden Spox Stammering To Explain Iran Money Transfer


Nicole Silverio
Media Reporter
September 12, 2023 4:53 PM ET


Associated Press diplomatic writer Matt Lee left a State Department official stammering to explain President Joe Biden’s administration’s transfer of $6 billion in exchange for five American hostages in Iran.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed a blanket waiver Friday to transfer $6 billion in seized Iranian funds to be transferred from South Korea to Qatar, the country responsible for giving the funds back to Iran, to bring five Americans home from Iran.

Lee questioned why it took so long to finalize these waivers, to which State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Iran had access to the funds and had been able to “spin down” the accounts without any restrictions during former President Donald Trump’s administration. Miller said the administration placed restrictions on the funds so they could only be used for humanitarian purposes.

Lee suggested the transfer will allow Iran to use the funds for different uses other than humanitarian purposes.


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[PeteS in CA]

1. This makes hostage-taking a billion-dollar industry for Iran. More hostages will be captured and held for ransom.

2. Iran has already said they would use the money as they damn well please (maybe a bit less bluntly).

[mountaineer]

Speaking of Qatar, which blames Israel for the Hamas attack:

Andrew Donaldson
@four4thefire
Too many folks, especially in America, talk Iran's involvement in these things and skip over Qatar.
Don't skip over Qatar, where much of Hamas's top backers/leaders live in splendor and impunity, and lots of their dirty money flows through.

https://twitter.com/Alhamdhulillaah/status/1710718950709907697

[Free Vulcan]

When has the formerly known as the Biden admin ever cared about American prisoners, hostages, or anyone stuck in another country? Suddenly we're giving $6B in a prisoner swap with Iran?

Do these douchewheels think that with the money in Qatari hands that they, or China, or anyone else couldn't loan Iran the same amount of money as a short term loan? Are they really going to play some kind of Occam's Razor three card monty with that?

Directly or indirectly, this illegitimate govt-by-coup is a state sponsor of terrorism.

[mountaineer]

Logan Ratick
@Logan_Ratick
US funding for Iran, which backs Hamas and Hezbollah:
2016: $1.7 billion payment - Obama admin.
2016: $100 billion unfrozen assets – Obama admin.
2023: $2.76 billion payment from Iraq to Iran - Authorized by Biden admin.
2023: $6 billion unfrozen assets - Biden admin.
11:31 AM · Oct 9, 2023

[Maj. Bill Martin]

During the Presidency of foreign policy genius Joe Biden, we're gotten the debacle in Afghanistan, the War in Ukraine, and war in Israel.

Quite an accomplishment.

[mountaineer]

During the Presidency of foreign policy genius Joe Biden, we're gotten the debacle in Afghanistan, the War in Ukraine, and war in Israel.

Quite an accomplishment.

That's quite a lot of blood on someone's hands, isn't it?