{"id":2582081,"date":"2026-03-20T08:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-biden-admin-handed-sweetheart-settlement-to-iranian-front-group-on-final-days-in-office\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:32:44","slug":"revealed-biden-admin-handed-sweetheart-settlement-to-iranian-front-group-on-final-days-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-biden-admin-handed-sweetheart-settlement-to-iranian-front-group-on-final-days-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Biden Admin Handed &#8216;Sweetheart Settlement&#8217; to Iranian Front Group on Final Days in Office"},"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\">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%2Frevealed-biden-admin-handed-sweetheart-settlement-to-iranian-front-group-on-final-days-in-office%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=2582081&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece describes intensified scrutiny<\/a> of Joe Biden\u2019s final months in office,highlighting criticisms of his tenure,aging,health concerns,a controversial autopen,and a flurry of pardons-including one he later said he wouldn\u2019t do-that marred an already divisive presidency. it then reports on alleged revelations from The Daily Wire that, in the waning days of his presidency, the management pursued a secret \u201csweetheart settlement\u201d with an Iranian-linked group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tentative-agreement-reached-to-prevent-rail-worker-strike\/\" title=\"Tentative Agreement Reached to Prevent Rail Worker Strike\">reportedly agreeing<\/a> to forgo about $174 million in Manhattan real estate seized for links to Tehran. The settlement, it is claimed, was approved on January 17, 2025, just before Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration, and was later sealed by Judge Loretta A. Preska. According to the outlet, the arrangement would pay victims of Iranian terrorism using proceeds tied to the property, largely through a 40% stake in the Fifth Avenue Company onc held by a party named Assa and now controlled by the United States government; the funds would come from rental income in an account overseen by the U.S. Marshals Service rather than a direct payment by the foundation. Jewish Insider added that the settlement effectively ended an 18-year legal battle with the Iran-connected Alavi Foundation, but the Biden administration reportedly redirected the deal to the Amir Kabir Foundation, described as having similar leadership to Alavi. Critics question how the financing is structured, suggesting the money may originate from federal sources rather than the foundation itself, and warn this could obscure foreign influence.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>While he has been criticized plenty for his overall tenure as president, Joe Biden&rsquo;s final few months in office have generally gotten extra scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>From his advancing age, to his deteriorating health, to that controversial autopen, to a flurry of pardons (including one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-humiliates-joe-biden-rolling-tape-7-damaging-clips-regarding-hunters-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said he wouldn&rsquo;t do<\/a>), the home stretch of Biden&rsquo;s single term in the White House marred an already divisive presidency.<\/p>\n<p>And now more details are leaking about Biden&rsquo;s actions prior to being replaced by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-made-secret-sweetheart-deal-with-iran-group-backing-anti-american-mosque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, in the waning days of his presidency, the Biden administration entered a secretive &ldquo;sweetheart settlement&rdquo; with an alleged Iranian front group.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that Biden&rsquo;s government agreed to give up $174 million worth of Manhattan real estate it had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-taliban-sentence-229-christian-missionaries-to-death\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did The Taliban Sentence 229 Christian Missionaries To Death?\">previously seized<\/a> after the group was alleged to have links to Tehran.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; 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was approved on Jan. 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>(Trump would be inaugurated just days later.)<\/p>\n<p>Curiously, over a year into Trump&rsquo;s second term, Judge Loretta A. Preska agreed to seal the settlement &ldquo;in its entirety,&rdquo; and block it &ldquo;not only from the public, but also from any litigant that is not a party to the Settlement Agreement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This settlement &ldquo;would agree to pay victims of Iranian terror who had sued the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-camera-angle-of-rock-singers-anti-trump-rant-shows-it-wasnt-quite-as-it-seemed\/\" title=\"New Camera Angle of Rock Singer&#039;s Anti...... Rant Shows It Wasn&#039;t Quite as It Seemed\">foundation &#038;mdash<\/a>; but slowly, and mostly out of proceeds that come from the government agreeing to give back a portion of the building that was seized for its links to Iran,&rdquo; per The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet further reported, &ldquo;The terms &lsquo;provide for the payment or release of a total of $318 million to the United States government and the Judgment Creditors,&rsquo; but &lsquo;a majority of the Payment will be in exchange for the 40% partnership interest in the Fifth Avenue Company previously held by Petitioner&rsquo;s former partner, Assa, an entity determined to be indirectly owned by Bank Melli, an Iranian bank. The Assa Interest is now held by the United States government,&rsquo; the charity document said.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2026\/03\/alavi-foundation-iran-linked-manhattan-justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Insider<\/a>, which first broke this story, reported that this settlement basically ended an 18-year legal battle with the Iran-connected Alavi Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>However, instead of ending it on favorable terms, the Biden administration gave this &ldquo;sweetheart settlement&rdquo; to the Amir Kabir Foundation &mdash; a group described by Jewish Insider as having &ldquo;similar leadership&rdquo; as Alavi.<\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan real estate is key in all of this.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than paying the amount outright, the organization appeared to be covering much of its obligation with funds that effectively came from the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>The arrangement raises questions about how the settlement is being financed, given that the money does not seem to come directly from the foundation itself.<\/p>\n<p>According to the filing, the payment will be drawn from rental income tied to Assa&rsquo;s stake in the real estate property &mdash; funds that have built up over roughly sixteen years of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/constitutional-crisis-or-political-war\/\" title=\"Constitutional Crisis or Political War\">legal proceedings<\/a> and are currently held in an account overseen by the U.S. Marshals Service.<\/p>\n<p>Curiously, this agreement was approved by an old Trump foe &mdash; New York Attorney General Letitia James oversaw the account for about five years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Allowing Alavi to obfuscate their identity and basically start with a clean slate creates risks related to a continued foreign influence campaign on behalf of a regime that has called for the death of U.S. leaders and who has blatantly stated its intent to cause America harm through a variety of nefarious activities,&rdquo; one former FBI agent described to Jewish Insider.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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It adds new detail from The Daily Wire claiming that near the end of his term the Biden administration entered into a secret \u201csweetheart\u201d settlement with an Iran-linked front group. Reportedly, the government agreed to relinquish about $174 million in Manhattan real estate it had seized over ties to Tehran. The settlement, approved on January 17, 2025, was later sealed in full by a judge, restricting access to non-parties as well. The terms allegedly provide up to $318 million to the United States government and its creditors, with most of the payment tied to a 40% stake in the Fifth Avenue Company previously held by a partner linked to Bank Melli; that interest is now held by the U.S. government. The arrangement involves the Amir Kabir Foundation and is said to resolve an 18-year dispute with the Iran-connected Alavi Foundation, though the settlement is framed as benefiting the Amir Kabir Foundation rather than ending on favorable terms. Instead of paying outright, funds appear to come largely from rental income related to Assa\u2019s real estate stake, held in an account overseen by the U.S. Marshals Service. The article also notes past oversight by New York Attorney General Letitia James and cites concerns that the deal could enable continued foreign influence from Iran. <\/p>\n<p>Key points:<br \/>\n&#8211; Biden\u2019s late-term actions and pardons drew renewed scrutiny.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Daily Wire alleges a secret settlement with an Iran-linked group involving Manhattan real estate valued at about $174 million.<br \/>\n&#8211; The settlement was approved Jan 17, 2025, and later sealed in its entirety.<br \/>\n&#8211; Terms reportedly involve up to $318 million to the government and creditors, with most payment tied to a 40% stake in the Fifth Avenue Company associated with Assa.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Assa stake is now held by the U.S. government; the deal centers on Amir Kabir Foundation rather than Alavi Foundation.<br \/>\n&#8211; Financing appears to come from rental income on Assa\u2019s real estate, not directly from the foundation\u2019s funds, with oversight by the U.S. Marshals Service and past involvement by Letitia James.<br \/>\n&#8211; Critics warn the arrangement could continue foreign influence concerns linked to Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2582082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-19T194734.952.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76214,4551,3823,70179,76215],"class_list":["post-2582081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden-administration-2","tag-foreign-policy","tag-iran","tag-political-controversy-2","tag-sweetheart-settlement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-19T194734.952.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582081","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582081"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582085,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582081\/revisions\/2582085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}