{"id":2223105,"date":"2024-04-17T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-announces-new-sanctions-on-iran-a-month-after-freeing-up-potentially-billions-for-islamic-regime\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T11:12:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:12:58","slug":"biden-admin-announces-new-sanctions-on-iran-a-month-after-freeing-up-potentially-billions-for-islamic-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-announces-new-sanctions-on-iran-a-month-after-freeing-up-potentially-billions-for-islamic-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration imposes fresh sanctions on Iran after releasing funds to the Islamic regime a month earlier"},"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\">34<\/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-announces-new-sanctions-on-iran-a-month-after-freeing-up-potentially-billions-for-islamic-regime%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=2223105&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--><p>National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced new sanctions on\u2063 Iran by the \u200bBiden \u200dadministration after an attack on Israel. The U.S. \u2062will \u200ccoordinate \u200bwith allies like the G7. The sanctions target Iran&#8217;s missile and drone programs, supporters of the IRGC, and more. Despite this, the White House extended a\u2063 waiver allowing billions to flow to\u2062 Iran \u2064from Iraq. House Republicans \u2062objected, citing concerns \u200dabout funding terrorism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/04\/16\/statement-by-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-holding-iran-accountable-for-unprecedented-attack-on-israel\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/04\/16\/statement-by-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-holding-iran-accountable-for-unprecedented-attack-on-israel\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713448155000000&#038;usg=AOvVaw39YVMJ5ZtWVWzVMRn3elbi\">announced<\/a> that the Biden administration would impose new sanctions targeting Iran in the wake of the regime\u2019s attack on Israel over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan stated that the U.S. would coordinate with its allies, including the G7 countries, to determine the response to the attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn the coming days, the United States will impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone program as well as new sanctions against entities supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran\u2019s Defense Ministry,\u201d he stated. \u201cIn addition, we continue to work through the Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command to further strengthen and expand the successful integration of air and missile defense and early warning systems across the Middle East to further erode the effectiveness of Iran\u2019s missile and UAV capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThese new sanctions and other measures will continue a steady drumbeat of pressure to contain and degrade Iran\u2019s military capacity and effectiveness and confront the full range of its problematic behaviors,\u201d he continued. \u201cOver the last three years, in addition to missile and drone-related sanctions, the United States has sanctioned over 600 individuals and entities connected to terrorism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">terrorist financing<\/a> and other forms of illicit trade, horrific human rights abuses, and support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fiction-in-the-blood\/\" title=\"FICTION: In The Blood\">proxy terrorist groups<\/a>, including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Kataib Hezbollah.\u00a0The pressure will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although the Biden administration may impose sanctions, the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-admin-renews-iran-sanctions-waiver-that-unlocks-upwards-of-10-billion-for-regime\/\">extended<\/a> last month a waiver on sanctions that could allow up to $10 billion to flow to Iran from Iraq through electricity payments to Iran via third-party countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-11-Letter-to-Yellen-and-Blinken-re-Iran-Sanctions-Follow-Up-Final.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-11-Letter-to-Yellen-and-Blinken-re-Iran-Sanctions-Follow-Up-Final.pdf&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713448155000000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1uKoc3_cfjOqSed_5bxJVi\">letter<\/a> to the Treasury and State Departments, four House Republicans protested the move, writing, \u201cGiven the Biden Administration\u2019s posture on the last waiver we presume that the Biden Administration will renew the waiver again to continue to allow for the transfer of funds from Iraq to Oman. By waiving the application of sanctions, the Administration is maintaining a financial lifeline for the Iranian regime, even as it continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-on-terror-attacks-in-israel-hamas-is-irans-tool-to-wage-terror-against-israel\/\" title=\"DeSantis: Hamas, Iran's 'Tool' for Terror in Israel.\">support terrorist organizations<\/a> around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><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=1713449380053000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0e-HYFsZYxlnnLDshKhFqj\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIran has a history of lying about humanitarian transactions,\u201d they pointed out. \u201cThere is no reason to think that they will not try to skirt these restrictions again. Additionally, money is fungible, and the waiver and subsequent transfer will free up billions in funds that Iran can now spend on its terrorist proxies, nuclear activities, and military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cUnder these waivers, no money has been permitted to enter Iran,\u201d a State Department official\u00a0stated. \u201cThese funds, which are held abroad in third countries, can only be used for transactions for the purchase of food, agricultural commodities, medicine, medical devices, and other non-sanctionable transactions.\u00a0The money goes straight to the trusted vendor or financial institution in another country. The money never touches Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-administration-iran-oil-hamas-israel-gaza-df192c53\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-administration-iran-oil-hamas-israel-gaza-df192c53&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713448155000000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3icqDyXA8tuz9N7rL9lC7B\">noted<\/a> last November:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iran exported nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com\/blog\/october-2023-iran-tanker-tracker\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com\/blog\/october-2023-iran-tanker-tracker&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713448155000000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0pO5PBWWAbHaSmt4f5botR\">1.4 million barrels of oil per day in October<\/a>, sustaining its average for 2023. This is up 80% from the 775,000 barrels per day Iran averaged under the Trump Administration\u2019s \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d strategy, according to United Against Nuclear Iran, the group of former U.S. Ambassador Mark Wallace and Sen. Joe Lieberman, whose Tanker Tracker generates the best public data we have. The Iranian surge in oil exports since President Biden took over has brought Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdd.org\/analysis\/2023\/11\/07\/how-the-u-s-can-slash-tehrans-oil-revenue\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.fdd.org\/analysis\/2023\/11\/07\/how-the-u-s-can-slash-tehrans-oil-revenue\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713448155000000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3578NkDeUilEVl1J14IWWO\">an additional $32 billion to $35 billion<\/a>, according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan revealed on Tuesday that the Biden administration will enforce new sanctions against Iran following the regime&#8217;s recent assault on Israel. Sullivan emphasized U.S. collaboration with allies, such as the G7 nations, to craft a unified response. &#8220;In the coming days, we&#8217;ll work together to address this grave situation,&#8221; Sullivan affirmed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2223106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/11\/JSnsa-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/11\/JSnsa-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223105","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\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2223105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2223106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2223105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2223105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}