Rep. McCaul worries U.S. unfreezing $6 billion in sanctions on Iran could fund future Hamas attacks

Oct 08, 2023 View Original Article
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    72% Very Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "We heard from the president of Iran.
44% : The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Sunday he believes Iran could use $6 billion in unfrozen funds from the U.S. in exchange for American hostages to fund future terrorism by Hamas following its surprise attack against Israel.
41% : "The Biden administration has said the funds have yet to go to Iran and insisted it will be able to track how the money is spent, an assertion that Republicans have questioned.
37% : "I'm also concerned about the $6 billion in lifted sanctions that [will go] into Iran," Rep. Michael McCaul, Texas Republican said on CNN's "State of the Union."
22% : Critics say the lifted sanctions will only further embolden Iran to finance terror attacks like that by Hamas that killed hundreds of Israelis and wounded thousands more."We do know that Iran is behind this.

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