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Republican senators are demanding the Biden administration freeze Qatari bank accounts with $6 billion in Iranian funds that the United States government released in September from South Korea before the terror group Hamas launched a deadly attack against Israel.
The letter continued,"Your administration claims these funds are only available for humanitarian use, but money is fungible, and there is a significant risk they could be used to further efforts by Iran or Hamas against Israel. Moreover, allowing $6 billion to flow into Iran’s economy, even if the purpose is for humanitarian aid, allows the Iranian regime to reallocate even more funds to supporting terrorism.
In the days since the war began, Republican lawmakers have raised heightened concerns over the $6 billion, determining the cash could be used to boost Hamas or other terror activities. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer told the Washington Examiner Tuesday he supports freezing the accounts and also vowed an investigation, as did members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee Monday. Sen.
Members of Congress have also blasted the Biden administration for previously restarting Palestinian aid, despite the State Department in 2021 determining there is"high risk" that Hamas could derive"indirect, unintentional benefit from U.S. assistance to Gaza." The U.S. government in 2022, through the U.S.
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