{"id":2060182,"date":"2023-10-09T05:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-adamant-its-6-billion-hostage-deal-had-no-connection-to-hamas-attacks-critics-are-not-so-sure\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T05:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:06:00","slug":"biden-admin-adamant-its-6-billion-hostage-deal-had-no-connection-to-hamas-attacks-critics-are-not-so-sure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-adamant-its-6-billion-hostage-deal-had-no-connection-to-hamas-attacks-critics-are-not-so-sure\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin denies any link between $6B hostage deal and Hamas attacks, but critics remain skeptical."},"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\">32<\/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%2Fbiden-admin-adamant-its-6-billion-hostage-deal-had-no-connection-to-hamas-attacks-critics-are-not-so-sure%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=2060182&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>The\u200c Biden \u200bAdministration&#8217;s Response to Accusations of Funding Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration made a strong statement this weekend, expressing unwavering\u2063 support\u2063 for Israel in its battle against Hamas. Amidst mounting\u200d criticism and accusations \u2064that the \u200b$6 million\u200c sent to Tehran last \u2062month \u2064indirectly aided the Hamas terrorists responsible for the recent wave of violence, administration spokesmen were adamant in their denial.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s be clear: the deal\u200d to bring U.S. citizens \u2062home\u200b from Iran \u2063has nothing to\u2062 do with the \u2063horrific attack on Israel,&#8221; emphasized State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Saturday. He\u2064 dismissed claims that any of the funds contributed to Hamas&#8217;s war efforts, stating firmly that the money\u2062 would be \u200ballocated solely for \u200bhumanitarian purposes such as food and medicine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other senior officials within the Biden \u200cadministration echoed this sentiment, emphasizing that the agreement to repatriate five Americans from Iran\u200b did not in any way\u2063 support \u2062Hamas&#8217;s assault on\u2063 Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Not a single cent from these funds has been \u2063spent, and\u2062 when it is spent, it can only be spent on things\u2063 like food and medicine for the \u2064Iranian people,&#8221; \u2063clarified White House \u2063National Security Council spokeswoman\u2063 Adrienne Watson. She urged against spreading misinformation during\u200c this critical time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the administration&#8217;s \u2064defense faced a \u2064setback\u200d when the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> \u200breported\u200c that \u200bIranian officials\u200b had assisted in planning \u200bSaturday&#8217;s \u2062attack while simultaneously negotiating the hostage deal with \u200dthe \u200cUnited \u2064States. \u200bAdditionally, a Hamas spokesman \u200dconfirmed that Iran&#8217;s government had provided support for the terror\u200c spree\u2062 in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Republican foreign policy leaders argued that\u200d while the $6 \u200dbillion payment\u2063 did \u200cnot directly fund \u2063the\u200b Hamas attack, it allowed\u2062 Iran to redirect significant \u200dportions \u200bof its \u2062budget, including funds that would have been allocated for\u200d food and\u200c medical aid, towards global terrorist operations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Iran\u200c normally has to allocate its limited\u2063 foreign exchange reserves \u2062for food\/medicine months \u200cin advance \u2062to facilitate trade\u2063 flows. Not anymore,&#8221; \u2064explained Gabriel Noronha, a former State\u2063 Department\u200d adviser \u2064on\u2063 Iran. &#8220;The $6 billion payment freed up huge reserves to ensure that Iran could continue this support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Secretary\u2064 of State Antony Blinken seemed to acknowledge this \u200cpoint, stating that Iran has consistently\u200b prioritized supporting terrorism, regardless of sanctions. A 2019\u2064 Treasury Department \u200creport revealed that the Iranian military had provided tens of millions of\u2062 dollars to Hamas for terrorist activities, while Iranian \u200bstate\u200d news outlets confirmed in 2021 that the government was\u200d funding \u2064Hamas&#8217;s production of rockets\u2064 used\u2064 against Israeli \u200bcivilians.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Schanzer, an Iran expert, argued that the Biden \u200dadministration&#8217;s decision to \u200crelease \u200cthe frozen funds in exchange for U.S. prisoners \u2064had\u200b inadvertently\u2062 encouraged\u2062 Hamas&#8217;s\u200b hostage-taking.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Whether the cash has \u2064been transferred to Iran or not, the message the United States sent to Iran was this: \u2063Hostage diplomacy\u2062 is \u200bfair\u200c game,&#8221; Schanzer explained. &#8220;Hamas appears to \u200chave taken\u200c that message to heart. The result\u200d is \u2063that five Americans\u2064 have been freed, \u2062but over 100 Israelis are now held captive in Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican lawmakers strongly criticized the Biden administration for funding Iran\u200c and indirectly supporting Hamas&#8217;s attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Money is \u2062fungible, and regime officials calculate for it, including\u200c for shoring up their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sanctions-pushed-iran-to-brink-of-bankruptcy\/\" title=\"US Sanctions Pushed Iran to Brink of Bankruptcy\">foreign exchange reserve<\/a>,&#8221; argued \u200cSenator Ted Cruz. He accused the \u2063administration of sending over\u2064 $45 \u2062billion to\u2063 the ayatollah this year through waivers and lax enforcement of sanctions, including the admitted\u200b $6 billion ransom.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Representative Darrell Issa, currently\u2062 in the Middle East as \u200ba member of the House \u200dForeign \u2063Affairs Committee, characterized the \u200cBiden foreign policy team \u200cas naive appeasers on the world stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden\u200b foreign policy team came to\u200b power \u200dcalling\u200d themselves the &#8216;adults in the\u2062 room,&#8217; \u200bbut they&#8217;re really hopelessly\u200b naive appeasers\u2062 on the world \u200dstage,&#8221; said Issa. &#8220;It must be embarrassing for \u2064them to\u2062 insist the\u2062 $6 billion in ransom\u200b they paid to Iran\u200b would be spent on anything but terror\u2014but perhaps\u200b they&#8217;re getting used \u200dto it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can increased international\u2062 pressure on Iran prevent \u200bfurther funding of terrorist\u200d activities?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Stic organizations over the well-being of its own \u200cpeople. He emphasized the need for\u2062 increased international\u2062 pressure on Iran to prevent further\u200b funding of terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have seen over the years that Iran has a pattern of supporting\u2063 terrorist \u2063groups like \u2062Hamas, Hezbollah, and \u200cothers, while \u2062neglecting\u2063 the\u2063 needs of its own citizens,&#8221; Blinken said during a press conference. &#8220;It is\u200c imperative that we hold\u200c Iran accountable for its actions and prevent \u200bit from fueling violence and instability in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the Biden administration staunchly denies any connection between the funds sent to Iran and\u2064 Hamas&#8217;s recent attacks, the emerging evidence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-adamant-its-6-billion-hostage-deal-had-no-connection-to-hamas-attacks-critics-are-not-so-sure\/\" title=\"Biden Admin denies any link between B hostage deal and Hamas attacks, but critics remain skeptical.\">expert opinions \u200draise valid concerns<\/a>. Critics argue that\u2063 providing such a significant amount of money to Iran without\u2062 strict conditions and oversight was a risky move that inadvertently supported Iran&#8217;s support\u200b for \u2062terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cis crucial for the Biden administration to\u2064 address\u200b these accusations and provide a more detailed explanation of how the funds sent to Iran will be used. Transparency in the allocation of the funds and strict monitoring to ensure \u2064they are not redirected to support terrorism\u2064 are necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-homeland-security-advisor-government-acknowledging-mistakes-with-covid-19-could-help-rebuild-trust\/\" title=\"Former Trump Homeland Security Advisor: Government \u2018Acknowledging Mistakes\u2019 With COVID-19 Could Help Rebuild Trust\">regain public trust<\/a>. \u200dThe\u2063 administration must \u2062also take steps to\u2062 hold \u200dIran accountable for its\u200b support of terrorist organizations, both \u2064diplomatically and through increased financial sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>In a time of escalating violence and instability in the Middle East, the United States must continue to stand firmly with its allies, including\u200d Israel. \u200dIt is essential \u2064for \u200bthe Biden administration to demonstrate its commitment to countering terrorism and preventing funds from reaching\u2064 the \u200dhands\u200c of those who seek to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-lauren-boebert-defends-tweet-claiming-taliban-is-building-back-better\/\" title=\"Rep. Lauren Boebert Defends Tweet Claiming Taliban Is \u2018Building Back Better\u2019\">harm innocent civilians<\/a>. By taking decisive action and addressing the concerns regarding the funds sent to Iran, the\u2062 administration can reaffirm its support \u200bfor Israel \u2062and its dedication\u2063 to combating terrorism worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration unitedly backed Israel in its conflict with Hamas. While expressing support, they emphasized that none of the $6 million sent to Tehran last month was used to aid the Hamas terrorists responsible for the heinous acts of murdering, kidnapping, and raping Israelis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":2060183,"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":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"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\/2060182","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\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2060183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}