Biden’s Iran Sanctions Waiver Faces Republican Scrutiny

The United States extended a sanctions waiver that critics denounced as identical to continuing to fund Iran’s disruptive activities as its proxies attack U.S. forces across the Middle East. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla. in an interview with Fox News, stated, “It is absolutely outrageous the Biden Administration continues to find ways to send Iran money, especially from Iraq, where the same Iranian-backed militias who are targeting American forces increasingly run the show and are helping …

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Republican Efforts: New Legislation Introduced In Attempt to Refreeze Iranian Assets

In response to Hamas’ attacks on Israel, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) intend to try to pass legislation to refreeze Iranian assets. As part of a prisoner exchange last month, the Biden administration unfroze $6 billion in Iranian assets. This bill would put a hold on those funds again. The legislation is a response to missile attacks, an invasion, and a string of murders, rapes, and hostage-taking in Israel by …

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