EXCLUSIVE: The senator leading the charge for the Biden administration to refreeze the $6 billion in Iranian assets it released last month as part of a prisoner release deal wants the money to instead be given to Israel to help rebuild from the devastating damage caused by Hamas in its weekend attack.
Speaking with Fox News Digital on Thursday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said she thought the reported “quiet understanding” reached between the U.S. and Qatar to make sure none of the money being held in the country is moved was “a half measure.” She was dead set on making sure the money never reached the Iranians.
“The letter that I sent that started the ball rolling on this refreezing that money, 19 of our senators joined me on that letter. And what we wanted is to make certain that that money never gets into Iran’s hands. And it should be frozen,” Blackburn said.
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