If there was legislation to go across the floor right now to freeze the $6 billion in Iran funds, I am pretty confident that would pass.
I say this because we know there is enough support in the House to have that happen.
Now, several Democrats have walked across the aisle to demand the same.
Freeze the Money
How Joe Biden has not yet refrozen that $6 billion remains a mystery to everyone.
Why not be proactive and freeze the money to ensure it does not wind up in the wrong place?
I mean, the president of Iran is already on record saying he will do whatever he wants with that money.
Democrats are starting to see the same picture, with two key Democrat Senators walking across the aisle on this.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) stated, “I wasn’t supportive of the initial $6B transfer.
“We should absolutely freeze these Iranian assets while we also consider additional sanctions.”
Senator John Tester (D-MT) added, “As American intelligence officials continue to investigate the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas, we should review our options to hold Iran accountable for any support they may have provided.
“At a minimum, we should immediately freeze the $6 billion in Iranian assets and explore other financial tools we have at our disposal.
“Moving forward, we need to ensure our ally Israel can defend itself from these ongoing deadly attacks against its civilians.”
A group of GOP Senators have already written a letter to Biden demanding the same.
The letter stated, “The State Department should immediately rescind the waivers that allowed Iranian funds to be converted and moved to more accessible bank accounts, as well as work with U.S. ally Qatar to immediately freeze the accounts containing these funds.
“We must stand with Israel to restrict access to these Iranian funds.”
It just seems like common sense to me, but that is something this administration has proven it lacks in the past.
Source: Washington Examiner
