GOP leaders have slammed President Joe Biden over his administration’s decision to have prisoner exchange with Iran.
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Senators Say Biden Iranian Deal ‘Dumb And Dangerous’
After the Biden Administration’s negotiations with Iran on releasing 5 hostages, members of the United States senate are speaking out, questioning the wisdom of a deal which could encourage future attempts to take American hostages.
Read More Senators Say Biden Iranian Deal ‘Dumb And Dangerous’Biden Admin Agrees To Prisoner Swap Deal With Iran, Releases $6B In Frozen Iranian Funds
The Biden Administration announced on Monday that they have agreed to a deal with Iran to swap prisoners and in exchange release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds.
Read More Biden Admin Agrees To Prisoner Swap Deal With Iran, Releases $6B In Frozen Iranian FundsU.S. Seizes Nearly One Million Barrels Of Iranian Oil Being Smuggled To China
U.S. authorities seized almost one million barrels of Iranian oil that officials claim were illegally smuggled to China earlier this year, according to recent court records.
Read More U.S. Seizes Nearly One Million Barrels Of Iranian Oil Being Smuggled To ChinaU.S. Citizens Imprisoned in Iran Placed On House Arrest Before Planned Prisoner Swap
According to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, five Americans detained in Iran have been placed under house arrest as the first step in a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran and Washington, D.C., that will include the release of roughly $6 billion in Iranian government assets blocked under U.S. sanctions.
Read More U.S. Citizens Imprisoned in Iran Placed On House Arrest Before Planned Prisoner SwapU.S. Orders Additional Deployment of Jets, Warships To The Middle East
With an increase in concerning Iranian activities, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered additional F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, along with the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, to the Middle East in a bid to monitor key waterways in the region following Iran’s seizure and harassment of commercial shipping vessels in recent months, according to the Pentagon.
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