Iranian president plans use the $6B prisoner cash 'wherever we need...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "I remain deeply concerned that the administration's decision to waive sanctions to facilitate the transfer of $6 billion in funds for Iran, the world's top state sponsor of terrorism, creates a direct incentive for America's adversaries to conduct future hostage-taking," House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Tx.) said in a statement.
49% : "This money belongs to the Iranian people, the Iranian government, so the Islamic Republic of Iran will decide what to do with this money," Raisi told NBC.
44% : "Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who signed the sanctions waiver last week to pave the way for the deal, stressed the funds could only be used for humanitarian purposes.
37% : A chorus of Republican critics blasted the deal, insinuating that Iran could find a way to use the unfrozen funds for nefarious purposes.
35% : That deal was brokered under the Obama administration and provided sanctions relief in exchange for Iran imposing temporary limits on its nuclear program.
33% : As part of the broader deal, the US will receive five American citizens being detained in Iran and will give Tehran back five Iranians being held in the US.

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