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U.S., Qatar agree not to release $6 billion to Iran
Semáforo ^ | Morgan Chalfant

Posted on 10/12/2023 9:19:07 AM PDT by aperez77

The United States and Qatar have reached an understanding not to allow Iran to access the $6 billion funds reserved for humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Democrats behind closed doors on Thursday that the U.S. and Qatar had reached a “quiet understanding” not to move the money, a person familiar with his comments told Semafor. The news comes as U.S. officials probe whether Iran was directly involved in the Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend.

Adeyemo told the lawmakers the funds would not be moving anytime soon, the person said.

(Excerpt) Read more at semafor.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Germany; Iran; Iraq; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: france; germany; hamas; iran; iraq; israel; kuwait; lng; nato; news; qatar; russia; saudiarabia; syria; uae; unitedarabemirates; unitedkingdom; wallyadeyemo; waronterror
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Good decision.
1 posted on 10/12/2023 9:19:07 AM PDT by aperez77
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To: aperez77

Good. It was a horrible plan.


2 posted on 10/12/2023 9:20:24 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: aperez77

Polling data is in.


3 posted on 10/12/2023 9:20:35 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: aperez77

Iran will get the money anyway.


4 posted on 10/12/2023 9:20:57 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: aperez77

I hope it’s really true

How long before we know for sure?

They lie so much who really knows


5 posted on 10/12/2023 9:21:38 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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Humanitarian aide? It’s all money laundering


6 posted on 10/12/2023 9:22:59 AM PDT by Donnafrflorida (Thru Him all things are possible.)
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To: aperez77

Of course they now may have a $6 billion line of credit. But I trust the (b)administration to stay on top of this. NOT! But, I do trust the Qatari folks to stay on top of it. NOT!

🙏🇮🇱👍


7 posted on 10/12/2023 9:23:13 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: aperez77

Two disreputable liars make an agreement. LOL


8 posted on 10/12/2023 9:23:18 AM PDT by dforest
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To: aperez77

The money should go to Iran only if and when they get rid of the Nazis in their current govt and replace them with relatively sane rulers.

But that’s not going to happen anytime soon.


9 posted on 10/12/2023 9:23:33 AM PDT by Signalman
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Isn’t the leadership of HAMAS in Qatar? Why were the frozen funds moved from South Korea to Qatar of all places? Something smells fishy.


10 posted on 10/12/2023 9:23:38 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: aperez77

Words. I don’t for one minute believe it. The bribes were already paid.


11 posted on 10/12/2023 9:23:54 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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That is interesting——

MANY of the high up HAMAS leaders LIVE IN Qatar.


12 posted on 10/12/2023 9:24:59 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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Too bad it took some Congressmen to scream for this to happen. Blinken said....they haven't spent any of it. Kinda sounds some got released...

Anyways...the UN is screaming about no water, food and electricity....and this money was for humanitarian purposes only (cough cough) My bet is that the UN is going to push to have it released.

13 posted on 10/12/2023 9:27:14 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: aperez77

My guess is that most to the money is already gone and we are being hoodwinked with a cover story.


14 posted on 10/12/2023 9:28:30 AM PDT by Revel
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To: aperez77

What has the trust of muslims gained the western world?


15 posted on 10/12/2023 9:28:40 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: gibsonguy

Yeah. They saw the kick in the ass they were going to get and suddenly they ‘changed’.

Had no one been watching I have no trouble believing this money would have gone out to them. I still wonder how this was happening anyway because Iran has a history of funding Hamas.


16 posted on 10/12/2023 9:29:33 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: aperez77

Not sure I believe it, but it sounds good on paper. Biden’s got an election to win, after all.


17 posted on 10/12/2023 9:35:15 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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This is after over $700 million in previous funding. One of Saturday’s attacks originated from a “refugee camp” located in Gaza.


The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Wednesday that it has only enough money to continue its work until the end of the month, and is “urgently seeking” $104 million in new funding.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/11/world/un-gaza-funding-deaths-intl/index.html



18 posted on 10/12/2023 9:40:56 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: aperez77

Good. The reasons for doing it might be bad, but the result is definitely good. Iran hates Israel, and far more importantly, they hate us, no matter how much Obama wants the ayatollahs to love him. The idea of giving money to a theocracy dedicated to killing Americans and our allies is pathetic.


19 posted on 10/12/2023 9:41:10 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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wait

i thought the 6b had nothing to do with it

hmmm...so maybe it does


20 posted on 10/12/2023 9:43:00 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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