IOWA SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY IS JOINING THE CHORUS OF CRITICS ACCUSING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OF RELEASING SIX-BILLION DOLLARS TO IRAN IN ORDER TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF FIVE AMERICANS BEING HELD HOSTAGE.
GRASSLEY AND FELLOW REPUBLICAN SENATOR TIM SCOTT OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE SENT A LETTER, ASKING THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE CALLING A “SECRET DEAL” WITH IRAN.
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A NEW YORK TIMES REPORT SAYS PRESIDENT BIDEN NEGOTIATED THE RELEASE OF THE HOSTAGES IN EXCHANGE FOR UNFREEZING IRAN’S ASSETS IN SOUTH KOREA, TRANSFERRING THE NEAR-SIX-BILLION DOLLARS TO AN ACCOUNT IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF QATAR.
IN A TWEET ON MONDAY, GRASSLEY SAID, “THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY TO FUND MORE TERRORISM:
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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS HAVE DECLINED TO COMMENT OR TO CONFIRM DETAILS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT.
GRASSLEY IS INCENSED THE U-S WOULD NEGOTIATE WITH IRAN, WHICH HE SAYS IS NEGOTIATING WITH TERRORISTS.
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REPORTS SAY THREE OF THE AMERICANS WERE BEING HELD IN IRAN ON UNSUBSTANTIATED CHARGES OF SPYING.
THE OTHER TWO ARE REPORTEDLY A SCIENTIST AND A BUSINESSMAN.