Cassidy, Blackburn, 18 Republican Colleagues Call on Biden to Freeze $6 Billion Iran Transfer
October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023:
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and 18 Republican colleagues called on President Biden and the State Department to immediately rescind the waivers that allowed Iranian funds to be converted and moved to more accessible bank accounts, as well as work with Qatar to immediately freeze the accounts containing these funds.
"Iran is . . .
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and 18 Republican colleagues called on President Biden and the State Department to immediately rescind the waivers that allowed Iranian funds to be converted and moved to more accessible bank accounts, as well as work with Qatar to immediately freeze the accounts containing these funds.
"Iran is . . .