White House touts Iran prisoner exchange deal, says Biden is 'making five families whole again' - 1010 WCSI

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Biden's administration has emphasized that Qatar will maintain control of the $6 billion it is unfreezing and disburse it to Iran only for humanitarian efforts.
50% : The five American citizens being released in a prisoner exchange with Iran are on their way to the U.S., White House officials have confirmed.
50% : In the exchange, the U.S. offered up five Iranian prisoners and returned $6 billion in frozen funds for use in Iran.
48% : Qatar is serving as an intermediary for negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.
47% : The five Americans and two family members arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Monday after leaving Iran.
43% : Iran watchdogs have argued, however, that is only a half measure.
41% : "US SEIZED NEARLY 1 MILLION BARRELS OF IRANIAN OIL BEING SMUGGLED TO CHINASecretary of State Antony Blinken held a news conference on the release later Monday, addressing questions from reporters about how the deal came about.
39% : And, we will continue to impose costs on Iran for their provocative actions in the region.
37% : "Today, we are sanctioning former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence under the Levinson Act for their involvement in wrongful detentions.
37% : "As if disconnected from reality, the administration continues to press the point about controls on the accounts as if money is not fungible and as if Iran didn't use illicit financial practices in the past to abuse humanitarian exemptions in older sanctions laws," said Benham Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
35% : Despite rhetoric from Washington about supporting the Iranian people, in practice with the waiver and random payment the Biden administration is now effectively helping Tehran signal that no matter what the regime does, it will not be met with meaningful pressure," he added.
31% : CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAt Monday's news conference, Blinken was asked what "mechanism" the U.S. has to ensure Iran does not use the money for terror.

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