Republicans slam Biden for 'funding terrorism' with $6 billion swap

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55% : Because Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world,' he said on his Verdict podcast last week in a discussion with co-host Ben Ferguson.
54% : US citizens Siamak Namazi (C-back), Emad Sharqi (bottom-L) and Morad Tahbaz (bottom-R) disembark from a Qatari jet upon their arrival at the Doha International Airport in Doha on September 18, 2023From left, Morad Tahbaz, Siamak Namazi, and Emad Sharghi walk away arm in arm from a Qatar Airways flight that brought them out of Tehran and to Doha, Qatar, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.
51% : Under the agreement, Doha agreed to monitor how Iran spends the unfrozen funds to ensure the cash is spent on humanitarian goods, such as food and medicine, and not any items under U.S. sanctions.
49% : Iran has been labeled by the State Department as a state sponsor of terrorism, which restricts the U.S. from providing foreign assistance, defense sales and other financial restrictions.
46% : Among the Iranian prisoners is Reza Sarhangpour-Kafrani, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who was jailed in February for supplying the Central Bank of Tehran with computer equipment and technology through a front company in the UAE, and, who was caught obtaining equipment that could be used in missiles and electronic warfare.
43% : On Monday, five U.S. prisoners were released by Iran as part of a controversial prisoner swap that unfreezes billions in Iranian assets.
37% : Iran gave ZERO for 5.
37% : The Biden administration insists there are 'guardrails' on what Iran can spend the money on, but Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said this week that Iran would decide how the money would be spent.
35% : 'And as we welcome home our fellow citizens, I once more remind all Americans of the serious risks of traveling to Iran.
30% : All had been imprisoned in Iran for eight years on what the Biden administration says are unsubstantiated spying charges.
28% : Yet, on the anniversary of 9/11, Joe Biden handed over $6 billion to Iran to reward the regime for wrongfully detaining American citizens.'In a statement to DailyMail.com, she said it is 'also concerning that Biden is allowing two Iranian prisoners released from jail to remain in the USA.''Under this administration, our enemies are getting stronger.'Rep. Mark Green - who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee - has called the deal a 'slap in the face' to 9/11 victims' families.
19% : Former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to lament the administration's deal, calling Biden 'dumb as a rock' for the agreement, which he says will encourage future hostage takingSiamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, who were released during a prisoner swap deal between U.S. and Iran, arrive at Doha International Airport, Qatar September 18, 2023Iranian prisoner swaps Reza Sarhang Pour and Mehrdad Moein Ansari at Doha airport in Doha, Qatar, September 18, 2023He warned all Americans against traveling to Iran because the 'risks are far too great.'Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., slammed Biden for timing the announcement of the prisoner swap on the 9/11 anniversary.
11% : Joe Biden's embarrassing appeasement not only makes Iran stronger, it makes America less safe,' he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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