{"id":2030257,"date":"2023-09-13T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-cornyn-slams-biden-for-unfreezing-6-billion-in-iranian-funds-guarantees-more-hostage-taking\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T08:35:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:35:54","slug":"senator-cornyn-slams-biden-for-unfreezing-6-billion-in-iranian-funds-guarantees-more-hostage-taking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-cornyn-slams-biden-for-unfreezing-6-billion-in-iranian-funds-guarantees-more-hostage-taking\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Cornyn criticizes Biden for releasing $6B in Iranian funds, fearing more hostage situations."},"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\">28<\/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%2Fsenator-cornyn-slams-biden-for-unfreezing-6-billion-in-iranian-funds-guarantees-more-hostage-taking%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=2030257&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>Sen. John Cornyn Slams President Biden for Unfreezing\u2064 $6 Billion in\u2063 Assets for Iran<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent interview with\u200c Fox News, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) criticized \u200cPresident Joe Biden for unfreezing $6 billion in assets for the Islamic\u2063 Republic of\u2063 Iran. \u200bThis move\u200c was made in\u2063 exchange for the\u2063 release of\u200b five American hostages from the country.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State \u200dAntony Blinken approved the deal last week, and Congress was notified on Monday, coinciding with\u2063 the commemoration \u2062of the 22nd anniversary\u2064 of \u2062the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWell, unfortunately, you know, we have\u2064 sanctions in \u2062place to try to\u2063 discourage the number one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">state sponsor<\/a> \u2062of terrorism, which\u200c is \u200bIran, from developing a nuclear weapon,\u201d Cornyn expressed. \u201cBut it doesn\u2019t do much good when the Biden administration decides to write them a\u200b $6 billion check. And of course, \u2062the \u2063money is fungible, it can be used for any purpose, offset other expenses, and the like. And I can\u2019t \u2062think of one single thing that they could do that would actually encourage more hostage taking than \u200cto pay off the Iranians for these \u2064five hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cornyn acknowledged that he is \u2062glad \u200dthe hostages will be reunited with their \u2063families, but he believes that the actions of the Biden administration will only lead to more\u2064 hostage situations. He also argued that this decision undermines the existing sanctions aimed at preventing Iran\u2063 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-dir-nominee-u-s-must-prevent-iran-from-developing-nuclear-weapons\/\" title=\"CIA Dir. Nominee: U.S. must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons\">developing nuclear weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Iranian President\u200d Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s claim that \u200bthe \u200d$6 billion can be used for any purpose,\u2062 Cornyn expressed his skepticism about\u2062 the Biden administration&#8217;s ability to monitor the expenditure of these funds.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u200c have absolutely no confidence in the \u200bBiden administration\u2019s \u200bability\u200c to monitor how these funds are \u200bbeing spent,\u201d\u2062 Cornyn emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cornyn concluded by questioning whether the United\u200c States is truly committed to deterring Iran from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-cornyn-slams-biden-for-unfreezing-6-billion-in-iranian-funds-guarantees-more-hostage-taking\/\" title=\"Sen. Cornyn criticizes Biden for releasing B in Iranian funds, fearing more hostage situations.\">acquiring\u2064 nuclear weapons<\/a>, as providing them with access to such a \u200bsignificant amount\u2063 of money weakens the \u2064deterrence\u200d efforts.<\/p>\n<h3>Watch \u2064the video\u200d below:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1694623921900000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3XU1JP8lJcdDsDJc593fTP\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO\u200b GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) criticized President Biden for releasing $6 billion in assets to Iran in exchange for freeing five American hostages. 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