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rekinhavoc said:
www.breitbart.com

Biden Gave Iran $10 Billion in Sanctions Relief Days After Trump Won Election

The outgoing Biden-Harris administration gave Iran $10 billion in sanctions relief just days after Donald Trump won the 2024 election.
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I am sure Iran will use the funds for electricity.
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Funny, I was told (implied or inferred) in another thread a few minutes back that the U.S. isn't funding all this.

I certainly wish someone could explain all that has happened in the middle east (from a U.S. policy stand point) in the last 20+ years to me.
 
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined on November 8 that "it is in the national security interest of the United States" to waive mandatory economic sanctions that bar Iraq from transferring upward of $10 billion to Iran in electricity import payments.

The Biden-Harris administration has renewed the waiver repeatedly over the objections of congressional Republicans, who warned that the cash helped fuel terrorism and Iran's war against Israel. In one case, the administration signed off on the sanctions relief one month after Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel.

The most recent iteration of the waiver lifts sanctions for 120 days, at which time the incoming Trump administration will have to decide whether Tehran will continue receiving the relief.

Though the first Trump administration did green-light the same waiver—causing tension with some congressional Republicans—it narrowly tailored the waiver to restrict Iranian access to the cash. The Biden State Department tweaked the waiver last year to allow Tehran to convert the funds from Iraqi dinars to euros, then hold those euros in bank accounts based in Oman. Access to a widely traded currency like the euro enables Iran to more easily spend the cash in international markets. Under the first Trump administration, Iran had to keep the cash in an escrow account in Baghdad, making it more difficult to access.

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Days After Trump's Victory, Biden-Harris Admin Granted Iran $10 Billion in Sanctions Relief, Congressional Notice Shows

The Biden-Harris administration waived sanctions on Iran three days after the November election, providing Tehran access upward of $10 billion in once-frozen funds, according to a copy of the non-public order transmitted to Congress and reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
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U.S. Transfers $20 Billion Loan to Ukraine Backed by Russian Assets​

The economic lifeline ensures that Ukraine will have economic support after President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.


not sure how I feel about this, but dangerous. certainly having a ceremony seems like a slap in face to a lame duck admin..disgraceful really.
 
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