Or, is this seizing? Seriously, any CEO who made a deal this bad would be immediately fired with no golden parachute. If Trump made this deal the Democrats would already have articles of impeachment submitted, and, if they controlled the House, they’d be starting an impeachment trial by Monday. And there might be enough GOP votes in the Senate to boot him
Republicans slam Biden administration for prisoner swap deal with Iran
Republicans are voicing outrage at the Biden administration’s decision to carry out a prisoner exchange with Iran, accusing President Joe Biden of paying ransom to a world state sponsor of terrorism.
The administration notified Congress on Monday that it has proceeded with the agreement, which has involved issuing a waiver that will give Tehran access to $6 billion in oil revenue that the U.S. had frozen through sanctions.
Under the agreement, the administration will free five Iranians under detention in the U.S., and in exchange, Iran will release five Americans it has detained.
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Biden on Tuesday on Truth Social, saying the deal sets a “TERRIBLE precedent.”
“So, lets get this straight! We did a hostage TRADE with Iran. We gave them 5 very tough, smart people that they desperately wanted. We likewise got back 5 people BUT, we also gave them 6 BILLION DOLLARS! How much of a kickback does Crooked Joe Biden get? Does anyone realize how much money 6 Billion Dollars is?”
Of course, the Biden regime says “hey, it’s Iran’s money, so, sure.” And, it is, but, it was frozen for sanctions, for which Iran continues to perform badly and violate those sanctions.
To move forward with the deal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a waiver last week to international banks to allow the transfer of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar. The agreement allows Iran to use the money to buy food, medicine and other humanitarian items allowed by U.S. economic sanctions.
Is there any rational human being that believes the money won’t be used for terrorist operations and their nuclear weapons aspirations? There actually isn’t any guarantee or hard requirement.
“I am always glad when Americans are released from captivity,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on X, formerly Twitter. “However, this agreement will entice rogue regimes, like Iran, to take even more Americans hostage. The ayatollah and his henchmen are terrorists and truly represent a terrorist state.”
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said on Facebook: “The U.S. should be unrelenting in its efforts to bring detained Americans home, but Iran will now count pallets of ransom money, putting its leaders in a better position to develop a nuclear weapon and fund terrorists. And the price to release U.S. hostages will only go up.”
Of course, media outlets like NBC News refuse to ask the Biden regime hard questions.
Oh, and few media outlets explain exactly who the Iranians are
(Al Monitor) They include dual US-Iranian citizen Kambiz Attar Kashani, who in February was sentenced to 30 months in prison for allegedly sending electronic equipment and technology to the Iranian government, including the Central Bank of Iran, using front companies in the United Arab Emirates.
Mehrdad Ansari, an Iranian resident of the United Arab Emirates and Germany, was sentenced in September 2021 to roughly five years in prison for his alleged role in a scheme to obtain sensitive dual-use items for Iran in violation of the Iranian trade embargo. According to court documents, the parts Ansari obtained or attempted to obtain could have been used for nuclear weapons, missile guidance and development, and other military purposes.
Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, an Iranian national residing in Montreal, was charged in July 2021 with illegally exporting laboratory equipment to Iran.
Amin Hasanzadeh, an Iranian national and a US permanent resident living in Michigan, was indicted in December 2020. Federal prosecutors accused Hasanzadeh, an engineer, of stealing confidential information from his employer and sending it to his brother in Iran, who had ties to the military.
Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, a Boston-based political scientist and author, was charged in January 2021 with violating the law that requires individuals acting as foreign agents in the United States to register with the US government.
So, bad people working for a regime that hates the United States, and says so. What’s in this for Biden? Is he getting a payoff? Is this supposed to entice Iran to come back to the table for a nuclear deal, much like the horrible one Obama gave them?
