MATTHEW LEE
Updated 4:29 PM EDT, September 11, 2023
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. In addition, as part of the deal, the administration has agreed to release five Iranian citizens held in the United States.Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the sanctions waivers late last week, a month after U.S. and Iranian officials said an agreement in principle was in place. Congress was not informed of the waiver decision until Monday, according to the notification, which was obtained by The Associated Press.
The outlines of the deal had been previously announced and the waiver was expected. But the notification marked the first time the administration said it was releasing five Iranian prisoners as part of the deal. The prisoners have not been named.
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Good. We use their own $$$ to get our people back, and
“The waiver means that European, Middle Eastern and Asian banks will not run afoul of U.S. sanctions in converting the money frozen in South Korea and transferring it to Qatar’s central bank, where it will be held for Iran to use for the purchase of humanitarian goods.”
and Iran can only use the money for goods for it’s people.
That should discourage international terrorists from taking hostages for ransom in the future.
It’s not ransom, it’s paying a price to get their own money back.
They don’t even get it back. It’s being held separate from them and they can only use it to for humanitarian purposes for their own people.
Which of course frees up six billion dollars that they can use for whatever purpose they wish. Money is fungible.
This is a double edged sword where I certainly want our people released. I can’t even imagine the hell they’re going through? That said, I also don’t know why they’re there in the first place? The other side of that same sword is it will motivate other entities/countries to do this again to Americans down the road.
This.
And I have some oceanfront property here in the Midwest for sale. Do you honestly believe that will be enforced?!?
i love how the left has been fooled into thinking a terrorist state like iran has “their money” here in the us
The money isn’t “here.” It’s in South Korea.
You didn’t read the OP.
It was never “here”.
That’s the spirit!! Give the terrorists 6 billion on 9/11.
Should we sell them some SAMs instead?
There are strings on the money. And it’s not going directly Iran. It’s going to Qatar
But let’s gloss over that.
Too many details.
Arghl blarghl is easier. Always
Ah, there’s that terror-loving default those libs lived by during the BOOSH years. 
We own it we love it we want some more of it 
Just remember these same libs cheering for Iran right now were also crying when Soleimani had a missile-sized pork rind shoved up his ass.
Ever wonder how all those EFP’s and IED’s got paid for and provided?
We should train them how to fight their wars better against Yemen. Never hurt América before.
The breakneck speed with which some ran into this thread to cry terrorists!!! Is amazing.
