U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel
Critics are accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of succumbing to extortion in its recent decision to give the Islamic Republic of Iran access to some $6 billion in frozen assets in exchange for the release of five Americans wrongfully held in Iranian prisons.
U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel
Soeren Kern | Israel My Glory | November 1, 2023
Critics are accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of succumbing to extortion in its recent decision to give the Islamic Republic of Iran access to some $6 billion in frozen assets in exchange for the release of five Americans wrongfully held in Iranian prisons. They describe the deal as “the largest hostage ransom payment in American history” and “a craven act of appeasement” that “dangerously further incentivizes hostage taking” and “provides a windfall for regime aggression.”
