Budd, Blackburn, Colleagues Call on Biden to Freeze $6 Billion Iran Transfer
October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-signed a letter to President Biden, calling on the administration 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.
The letter reads, in part:
"Iran is the world's largest . . .
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-signed a letter to President Biden, calling on the administration 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.
The letter reads, in part:
"Iran is the world's largest . . .