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2023-10-09 22:24:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B218E4D12960656FECE15C0552DDA6D114994283B60A6E7BF617B9385BD27603
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Rep Greene infers Iran has unfettered access to the funds and has already accessed it. This is not a fact. Funds are held in Qatar “under strict oversight” by the US Treasury Department be spent on humanitarian aid only https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/18/politics/iran-money-explainer/index.html The fund has not had a withdrawal as yet. https://thehill.com/policy/international/4244543-6b-in-frozen-iranian-funds-remain-unspent-in-wake-of-hamas-attack-blinken-says/
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