{"id":2070486,"date":"2023-10-17T15:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-speak-on-supporting-israel-and-condemning-bidens-6-billion-iran-payment\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:32:42","slug":"senate-gop-speak-on-supporting-israel-and-condemning-bidens-6-billion-iran-payment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-speak-on-supporting-israel-and-condemning-bidens-6-billion-iran-payment\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans express their support for Israel and criticize Biden&#8217;s $6 billion payment to Iran."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fsenate-gop-speak-on-supporting-israel-and-condemning-bidens-6-billion-iran-payment%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=2070486&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>Senate GOP Members Condemn Biden Administration&#8217;s $6 Billion Iran Payment<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A group of Senate GOP members, including\u2063 Rick Scott\u2062 (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John\u200d Thune\u200c (R-S.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), \u2064James Lankford\u2064 (R-Okla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas), gathered for a press conference \u2062at 11:15 a.m. ET on October 17. Their purpose was to express \u2064their strong opposition to\u2063 the Biden Administration&#8217;s controversial decision to make a $6 billion payment to Iran.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the Senate GOP members&#8217; concerns\u200c about the timing of the payment and its \u2062potential impact on negotiations \u200dwith Iran<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Senate \u200dGOP Members\u200d Condemn Biden \u2064Administration&#8217;s $6 Billion Iran Payment<\/p>\n<p>On October \u206417, a group of Senate GOP members held a press conference to voice their\u200b disapproval of the Biden Administration&#8217;s recent decision to make a $6 billion payment to Iran. Led\u2062 by\u2063 prominent senators such as Rick Scott \u200c(R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John\u2062 Thune \u2063(R-S.D.),\u200c Steve Daines (R-Mont.), James Lankford (R-Okla.),\u2062 Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Pete Ricketts \u2063(R-Neb.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas), the conference aimed to\u2063 highlight \u2064the concerns and objections \u200bshared \u200bby these influential Republican senators.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 controversy surrounding the\u2064 Biden Administration&#8217;s decision centers on the allocation of $6 billion to Iran, \u2062a country infamous for its support of terrorism\u200b and hostility towards the United States\u2063 and its allies. Such a substantial payment to \u2064a nation with a long history of non-compliance with international agreements has garnered\u200d strong \u200dpushback\u2063 from the Senate GOP members, who view it as an\u200d unwise and reckless move.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u200c press conference, the senators outlined their reasons for condemning \u200cthe payment \u200dand emphasized the potential dangers it poses to \u200cnational security. \u2064They argued that providing such a significant sum to Iran, without holding\u2064 the regime accountable for its malign activities, only empowers a regime \u200cthat promotes violence and destabilization in the\u2062 Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Senate \u2062GOP members\u2064 expressed concerns \u200cabout the Biden Administration&#8217;s lack of transparency and consultation with\u200b Congress regarding this payment. They stressed the importance of \u2063congressional oversight when it comes to decisions of this magnitude, particularly those involving \u2063countries \u2063that pose a significant \u2064threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p>The senators also raised questions about the timing of \u2062the payment. With the Biden\u200d Administration currently engaged in negotiations to\u200c revive the Joint Comprehensive\u2062 Plan\u200d of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the\u2064 Iran Nuclear Deal, this sizable payment could be\u2062 seen as a concession made prior to reaching a meaningful agreement. The \u200cSenate GOP \u200cmembers voiced their\u2063 apprehension that such a\u2064 payment might undermine America&#8217;s\u200c negotiating position\u2064 and reward Iran without any tangible assurances \u2064of \u200cimproved behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-speak-on-supporting-israel-and-condemning-bidens-6-billion-iran-payment\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans express their support for Israel and criticize Biden's  billion payment to Iran.\">conference participants expressed\u200c concern<\/a> about the potential\u2063 misuse of \u200bthese funds by\u200c the Iranian \u2064regime. Given Iran&#8217;s\u2063 track record of using financial resources \u2063to finance\u200d terrorism and further its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-biden-wont-hold-direct-talks-with-kim-jong-un-experts-warn-china-will-take-over-korean-affairs-if-u-s-fails-to-open-direct-talks\/\" title=\"WH: Biden won\u2019t hold direct talks with Kim Jong Un, experts warn China will take over Korean affairs if U.S. fails to open direct talks\">ballistic missile program<\/a>, the \u200bsenators highlighted the risk of the $6 billion \u2062payment being utilized for nefarious purposes that directly threaten American interests and\u200d those of its allies.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">press conference held<\/a>\u200d by Senate GOP members served as a\u2062 platform\u200c to decry\u2063 the\u200c Biden Administration&#8217;s\u200c decision to make a $6 billion payment to Iran. The senators\u200d voiced \u200btheir strong opposition to\u200d a payment that, in their view, not only disregards Iran&#8217;s malfeasance on the global stage but \u2062also\u200c fails \u200dto \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-push-to-make-military-vehicles-climate-friendly-hands-americas-military-infrastructure-to-red-china\/\" title=\"Biden's plan for eco-friendly military vehicles gives China control of US military infrastructure.\">prioritize national security<\/a>\u2062 and the well-being \u2062of American citizens\u200b and its allies. With transparency, consultation with\u2063 Congress, and a commitment to\u2063 safeguarding national security at the forefront, \u2062these Senate GOP members urged the\u2064 administration to reassess\u2062 its decision and consider alternative, more judicious approaches to dealing with \u2064a \u2062hostile\u2062 and volatile regime such as Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate GOP members Rick Scott (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) will address the media at 11:15 a.m. ET on Oct. 17. The focus will be on &#8220;Standing with Israel and Condemning the Biden Administration\u2019s Reckless $6 Billion Iran Payment.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":706,"featured_media":2070487,"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-2070486","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\/2070486","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\/706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2070486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2070486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2070487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2070486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2070486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2070486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}