Posted 10/9/2023, 5:44:00 PM
McCarthy Urges Biden to Re-freeze $6B in Iranian Funds After Hamas Attacks, Citing 'Policy of Appeasement'
- McCarthy calls on Biden to refreeze $6B in Iranian funds after attacks on Israel by Hamas
- Funds were unfrozen by Biden admin as part of prisoner swap with Iran
- McCarthy says freezing funds will end Biden's "policy of appeasement" towards Iran
- Blinken says no US taxpayer dollars involved, funds for humanitarian purposes only
- Finer says Iran "broadly complicit" in Hamas attack but unclear on direct involvement