Republicans have sought to link $6 billion in unfrozen Iranian funds to the weekend attacks on Israeli civilians.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken hit the Sunday shows last weekend to discuss the administration’s response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and was pressed on the unfrozen assets.
Detractors, mainly Republicans, had argued that the money is fungible, and that while those specific funds will not be spent on supporting terrorism around the world, the unfrozen assets allow Iran to spend more money on Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthi rebels and other Tehran-friendly proxies.
In an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” Blinken called Republican criticism “deeply unfortunate” and chastised critics for “playing politics when so many lives have been lost and Israel remains under attack.” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller: “The Trump administration allowed this money to be paid to Iran.”
But in the interview, Kirby also noted that the account’s mechanisms would prevent Iran from gaining access to the funds all at once. One of President Joe Biden’s most trusted foreign policy hands, Sullivan is expected to play a key role in shaping the administration’s approach to the conflict going forward.
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