The Biden administration has dismissed criticism that its deal with Iran to secure the release of five Americans amounts to a 'ransom payment' that could encourage similar behavior.
The Biden administration has dismissed criticism that its deal with Iran to secure the release of five Americans amounts to a"ransom payment" that could encourage similar behavior.
"This is not a ransom payment," he added, explaining that there has been no change in the government's policy not to pay ransom demands to terrorist groups. The money being unfrozen for Iran, Kirby noted, is its own money from oil revenue and not funds from the U.S., and he described it as"not a blank check."
Kirby also said Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was"wrong" when he said earlier this week that the money will be spent"wherever we need it." Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the sanctions waivers for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar, where it will then have to make requests to access it. Several conservatives were quick to question the deal and the consequences of it.
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