{"id":2048241,"date":"2023-09-28T15:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-resolution-slams-bidens-6-billion-iran-prisoner-swap\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:42:00","slug":"house-resolution-slams-bidens-6-billion-iran-prisoner-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-resolution-slams-bidens-6-billion-iran-prisoner-swap\/","title":{"rendered":"House Resolution Criticizes Biden&#8217;s $6B Iran Prisoner Swap"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fhouse-resolution-slams-bidens-6-billion-iran-prisoner-swap%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=2048241&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Republicans Take a Stand Against\u2062 Biden&#8217;s Ransom Deal with Iran<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>(Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>House Republicans are making \u2064their move to block the Biden administration&#8217;s controversial $6 billion \u2063ransom deal with Iran. This comes as reports of ongoing diplomacy between Washington and Tehran surface, and congressional\u2062 sources describe it as the first step in the Republican-controlled chamber&#8217;s efforts to prevent \u2063the White House from freeing up more funds for Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ISSA_106_xml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a> condemns various recent diplomatic\u2063 actions by the Biden administration, which were either hidden from Congress or only revealed after significant pressure and delays. The resolution, exclusively obtained \u200dby the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>, provides a roadmap for Republican leaders to hinder the Biden administration&#8217;s diplomacy with Tehran. There are speculations \u2064that the United\u2064 States could release an additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdd.org\/analysis\/2023\/08\/15\/u-s-to-provide-iran-access-to-16-billion-in-frozen-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$3 billion<\/a> in frozen Iranian funds from \u2063Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The measure demands that President Joe Biden submit \u200call deals\u2062 made \u200cwith Iran to Congress, as required \u200cby the 2015 Iran\u2063 Nuclear Agreement Review Act. \u200bThis act was designed to\u2062 give lawmakers the power to veto any future deals with Tehran. However, the Biden administration&#8217;s hostage deal, reached earlier this month, was crafted without congressional scrutiny. Critics argue that the administration&#8217;s tactic of keeping Congress in the dark is both illegal and intended to conceal the extent of American concessions to the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite their claims\u2063 of being the practitioners of realpolitik and the adults in the room,\u200d Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/softballs-and-adoration-read-the-questions-reporters-have-asked-bidens-press-secretary\/\" title=\"Softballs And Adoration: Read The \u2018Questions\u2019 Reporters Have Asked Biden\u2019s Press Secretary\">foreign policy team<\/a> \u200dhas\u2063 failed on\u2064 the world stage,&#8221; says Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs \u200dCommittee. Issa, along with 27 Republican colleagues, is spearheading the resolution. He adds, &#8220;This Congress realizes it&#8217;s time to step in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The early support for the resolution, which is expected to gain widespread Republican backing, \u200bindicates that House Republicans \u2064are frustrated with \u2063the Biden administration&#8217;s diplomacy with Tehran. This diplomacy has allowed the hardline \u2062regime to profit billions from oil as the United States neglects sanctions \u200denforcement. The resolution also calls out Biden&#8217;s diplomatic team for quietly relaxing\u2064 oil sanctions on\u2064 Iran, resulting in the country&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-resolution-slams-bidens-6-billion-iran-prisoner-swap\/\" title=\"House Resolution Criticizes Biden's B Iran Prisoner Swap\">illicit \u200bcrude exports \u200breaching<\/a> \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/irans-illicit-oil-exports-hit-five-year-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five-year high<\/a> and generating over <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/cash-bonanza-iran-has-made-44-7-billion-in-illegal-oil-sales-since-biden-took-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$44\u2063 billion<\/a> \u2063 in revenue for the regime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a real acknowledgment from the GOP conference that we need to give more attention to Iran \u200dbecause \u200bthis administration is dangerous,&#8221; says a senior \u200dcongressional aide familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution also paves the way for House oversight bodies \u200bto summon senior Biden\u200d administration officials for\u200d public hearings on\u2063 the administration&#8217;s secretive diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to opposing the $6 billion ransom payment in the hostage deal, the resolution expresses Congress&#8217;s\u200c outrage that Secretary of State Antony Blinken transmitted an agreement with the\u200d world&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-gives-up-u-s-leverage-over-iran-offers-to-restart-nuclear-deal-talks\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden Gives Up U.S. Leverage Over Iran, Offers To Restart Nuclear Deal Talks\">leading state sponsor<\/a> of terrorism on September 11, the anniversary of the deadliest \u2063terrorist attack in\u200d United States\u200b history.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution comes at a time\u2064 when a\u200b bombshell report <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/pentagon-defends-biden-appointees-alleged-membership-in-iranian-influence-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleges<\/a> that a senior Pentagon official, who previously worked alongside sidelined\u2062 Biden Iran envoy Robert Malley, was involved in an Iranian government-run propaganda network. Malley is currently suspended from his post as the FBI investigates his potential mishandling \u2062of classified information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns \u200cdo Republican lawmakers have regarding\u200d the $6 billion ransom \u2062deal with Iran and how\u2063 do they believe it undermines American \u200dinterests and strengthens the Iranian \u200cregime?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Dministration&#8217;s approach to dealing with Iran. The $6 billion ransom deal, in particular, has raised concerns \u2063among Republican lawmakers who believe\u200b it undermines American \u200cinterests and strengthens the Iranian \u2064regime.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution\u2063 condemns the Biden administration&#8217;s diplomatic actions, citing\u2064 a lack of transparency and limited congressional \u200doversight. It emphasizes the need for all deals made with Iran to be brought before Congress, as\u200c required by the\u200d Iran \u2063Nuclear Agreement Review \u2064Act. By bypassing Congress\u200d in the crafting of the hostage\u2063 deal,\u200b critics argue that the administration is not only violating \u200bthe \u2062law but also attempting to hide \u2063the extent\u200b of concessions\u200c made \u200cto Iran.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans, led by Rep. Darrell Issa\u200b of California, are determined to block further funds from \u2063being released to\u2064 Iran. They view the ransom deal as a dangerous precedent that sets a harmful precedent for future negotiations \u2063with Tehran. The resolution serves as a \u2062roadmap \u2064for how Republicans plan to impede the Biden administration&#8217;s\u2064 diplomacy\u200d with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite\u200c their claims\u2063 of \u2063being \u200bthe practitioners of realpolitik\u2062 and the adults in the\u2063 room, Biden&#8217;s foreign policy team has failed on the world stage,&#8221; asserts Rep. Issa. He and \u2062his \u2062colleagues \u2064argue that it is time for Congress to intervene and hold the \u2063administration accountable for its actions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cearly support for\u2063 the resolution among House Republicans indicates their frustration with the Biden administration&#8217;s\u2062 approach to Iran.\u200b They believe that the administration&#8217;s \u200cactions not only \u200bneglect \u2062congressional oversight \u200dbut also jeopardize American \u200cinterests. The \u2064resolution \u200bis \u2064expected to gain widespread Republican backing as lawmakers seek to \u200cprevent further concessions to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution is seen as \u200ca critical first step in House Republicans&#8217; efforts to limit the\u200d Biden administration&#8217;s ability to free \u200bup funds for Tehran. It highlights their determination to protect American\u200c interests and ensure that Congress has\u2063 a say in future negotiations with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>As the diplomatic discussions between \u200cthe United States and Iran continue,\u2062 the resolution signals a growing opposition among Republicans to the Biden administration&#8217;s approach. With \u200da Republican-controlled chamber, it is likely that further measures will be \u2063introduced\u2064 to curtail the administration&#8217;s ability to make deals with Iran without \u200ccongressional approval.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding the \u2063$6 billion ransom deal with Iran has ignited a debate over the role of Congress in shaping American foreign policy. Republicans argue\u200d that the administration&#8217;s actions \u200dundermine the principles of democracy and \u200dsidestep \u2064the\u200b checks\u200b and balances \u2063provided by the \u200bIran Nuclear Agreement\u2063 Review Act.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution serves as a reminder\u2064 that Congress plays a \u200bcrucial role in\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-66-democrats-want-hillary-clinton-investigated\/\" title=\"Poll: 66% Democrats want Hillary Clinton investigated\">shaping foreign policy<\/a> and should not\u2063 be \u200cexcluded \u2063from discussions and decisions of such importance. As the Republican-controlled\u200b House takes a \u200bstand against\u2064 the Biden administration&#8217;s ransom deal with Iran, it reflects\u2064 a \u200bbroader \u200bconcern among\u200b lawmakers about the\u200c direction \u200bof U.S.\u200b foreign policy and the need for greater transparency and accountability in diplomacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans filed a resolution disapproving of the Biden administration&#8217;s $6 billion ransom deal with Iran. This move comes as reports suggest ongoing diplomacy between Washington and Tehran. It is seen as the first step in blocking further efforts to release funds for Tehran. 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