{"id":2028679,"date":"2023-09-11T22:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T02:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rewarding-evil-senators-react-to-6-billion-iran-prison-swap-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T22:08:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T02:08:27","slug":"rewarding-evil-senators-react-to-6-billion-iran-prison-swap-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rewarding-evil-senators-react-to-6-billion-iran-prison-swap-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators condemn $6B Iran prison swap as &#8216;Rewarding Evil&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frewarding-evil-senators-react-to-6-billion-iran-prison-swap-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028679&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republicans and Democrats React to Biden \u2062Administration&#8217;s Authorization of Iranian Funds Transfer<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans and\u200c Democrats in Congress responded on Monday to \u2063news that the \u2064Biden administration has authorized the transfer of $6 billion in frozen\u200b Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-raises-270-million-in-war-bond-sales\/\" title=\"Ukraine Raises 0 Million in War Bond Sales\">international banks<\/a>, ensuring no U.S. sanctions apply, as part of a prisoner swap \u2063deal.<\/p>\n<p>The move paves the way for \u2062the release of five \u2063detained American citizens in Iran. In unexpected news, part of the agreement also includes the release of five\u200b Iranian citizens held\u200b in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-moves-to-take-taxpayer-money-from-iran-nuclear-deal-and-give-to-military-dogs\/\" title=\"Cruz Moves to Take Taxpayer Money from Iran Nuclear Deal and Give to Military Dogs\">sanctions waivers<\/a>, while Congress was\u2062 informed of\u2064 the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/premier-childrens-hospital-fires-unvaxxed-nurses-after-questioning-and-rejecting-their-religious-beliefs\/\" title=\"Premier Children\u2019s Hospital Fires Unvaxxed Nurses After Questioning And Rejecting Their Religious Beliefs\">waiver decision<\/a> on Monday, The Associated Press reported. The Epoch \u200dTimes contacted the State Department for \u2062confirmation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related\u200c Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-to-hold-its-first-hearings-on-iran-since-2020-post-5489625\">House to Hold Its First Hearings on Iran Since 2020<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/11\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/russia-sticks-to-demands-on-black-sea-grain-deal-rejects-un-bank-proposal-5488867\">Russia Sticks to Demands \u2064on Black Sea Grain \u2062Deal, Rejects UN Bank Proposal<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/9\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the outline of \u2063the deal was previously known, and the\u200c waiver expected, it was a surprise to Congress that five Iranians\u200d would also be released as part of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and Democrats\u200d in Congress responded to the news on Monday in comments \u2062obtained \u2064by \u200bThe Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Terrible, terrible strategy,&#8221;<\/strong> said \u200bSen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.). <strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s the largest payout for the imprisoned that has ever\u200b been conceived of.\u2062 This is\u2062 rewarding evil with financial remuneration and\u2062 the Biden administration is way out of bounds on this one,&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I suspect we&#8217;ll have more\u200d people kidnapped \u200bpretty soon,&#8221;<\/strong> said Sen. Bill Cassidy\u2062 (R-La.). <strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a good deal for the Iranians.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s par for the course [of the Biden administration],&#8221;<\/strong> \u2062 said Sen. \u2062Marco \u200bRubio (R-Fla.). <strong>&#8220;As we continue to make concessions, whether it&#8217;s \u200bin Iran or Venezuela, all you&#8217;re doing is encouraging the taking of more Americans.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)<\/strong> said that\u2064 she was <strong>&#8220;very upset&#8221;<\/strong> that the United States was\u200c <strong>&#8220;getting into hostage negotiations.&#8221;<\/strong> \u2064 She noted that the deal <strong>&#8220;just encourages bad behavior by the Iranians.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The deal has \u2063also\u200b drawn \u2063criticism from Republican lawmakers on\u200d X, formerly known as Twitter. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said the deal, which he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChuckGrassley\/status\/1701342981020680339?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> as \u2062blackmail, will serve\u2064 to <strong>&#8220;finance&#8221;<\/strong> \u200cthe Iranian economy at a time when Iran poses a <strong>&#8220;terrorism&#8221;<\/strong> threat. Sen.\u200c Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenTomCotton\/status\/1701343133743698340?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> President Biden of <strong>&#8220;desecrat[ing]&#8221;<\/strong> the anniversary of 9\/11 by <strong>\u201cpaying ransom to the world\u2019s worst \u2062state sponsor of terrorism.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, responding\u2064 to a question by\u200b The Epoch Times, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) welcomed the news, noting that one of the detained U.S. citizens has <strong>&#8220;deep Connecticut ties.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m glad\u2063 the President is taking seriously getting\u2063 our hostages home,&#8221;<\/strong> Mr. Murphy said. <strong>&#8220;One\u200d of\u200b them is &#8230; someone with\u2064 deep Connecticut ties.\u2064 He&#8217;s very fragile. President \u2062Biden has made it clear from the beginning [that] getting prisoners home is\u2062 going to be\u2064 a priority and\u200c I&#8217;m glad he&#8217;s taking the steps to \u2063do \u2064that.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rewarding-evil-senators-react-to-6-billion-iran-prison-swap-deal\/\" title=\"Senators condemn B Iran prison swap as 'Rewarding Evil'\">sanctions waiver covers banks<\/a> and financial institutions in South Korea, Germany, Ireland, Qatar, and Switzerland. This exemption ensures that banks from\u200d Europe, the Middle East, and Asia can convert and transfer frozen funds from South Korea to Qatar&#8217;s central bank without violating U.S. sanctions. These funds will be reserved for Iran&#8217;s humanitarian purchases.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer of the $6 billion \u2062was the critical\u200b element\u2063 in the prisoner release \u2062deal, which saw four of the five American detainees transferred from Iranian \u2064jails into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2021-cant-be-any-worse-can-it\/\" title=\"2021 Can't Be Any Worse, Can It?!\">house arrest<\/a> last month. The fifth detain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans and Democrats in Congress reacted to the Biden administration&#8217;s approval of transferring $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar. This transaction, facilitated by international banks, avoids U.S. sanctions and enables a prisoner exchange. Consequently, five detained Americans may soon be released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2404,"featured_media":2028680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}