WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued a statement following news that the Obama administration reportedly gave $400 million to Iran as four Americans detained in Tehran were freed:
“It is incredibly concerning that at the same time the Iranian government was releasing four Americans that were detained in Tehran, this administration reportedly proceeded to give $400 million to Iran and kept it secret from the American people. The timing of this cash transfer is too coincidental and is another sign that this administration is willing to accommodate people who wish us harm. Not only have they taken the sanctions off of Iran’s radical revolutionary Islamic regime which funds terrorists all around the world and calls for the destruction of both the United States and our closest ally Israel, the Administration now reportedly provides a cash incentive to hold American citizens hostage.
“The bottom line is that Iran cannot be trusted, which is why we should not have made the misguided deal that sets them on a path toward acquiring nuclear weapons and puts Americans and our allies at risk.”
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Make america hate again??? Have you seen whats going on out there?
Yes, David, I have. I try to see the good however rather than seeing all of the bad. Try it. You might like it.
She is squealing again without all the facts. She is not making anyone else squeal as she promised.
This was money returned by the US to Iran. The sha gave us the money in the 1970’s and we’ve held it since then. We got our nuke deal so we returned the money.
Get your facts straight folks.
Npr, you must realize that with the exception of a very few, most of the people that you are dealing with on this site are illiterate, ignorant and idiotic right wing sheep.
Not exactly the crème de la crème of North Iowa.
What did you expect from a corrupt government and maybe 4 more years of worse corruption if that bitch gets in office — Heaven help us and I don’t trust the pope either. –
You’re going to be SO upset after November 8!
You don’t trust the pope? But this is the very first one who doesn’t (as far as we know) oversee the rape and abuse of millions of innocent children. Doesn’t this count for something? The Roman Catholic church has been guilty of pedophilia (yes, all the way up to the pope) for century after century. It was known and accepted and destroyed countless lives. No one could touch them. Yeah, I guess I get your point.
And, Democrats condone killing babies.
Read the facts. Is it not illegal to convert US dollars to other forms of currency and then give it to them? Sanctions would not allow US dollars. ISNT THAT MONEY LAUNDERING?????
I think you are 100% correct, Carly. When a businessman or woman were to skirt the sanctions by converting the illegal payola to francs, if caught, they would be told “turn around, and put you hands behind your back” But, our Commander in Chief and Secretary of State don’t worry about such laws.
Joni hopes her constituents are too stupid to understand this was Iran’s money that was simply being returned to them.
Bull Shit-That is a outright lie by the Obama Administration again.
No. It was assets that were frozen when the Shah was overthrown.
It was money owed to the U.S.
Speaking of stupid..do you think the $400 million would have been paid if it weren’t for the Iran nuke deal and/or the hostage release? Of course not! That means it was indeed a bribe and ransom money all rolled into a nice, neat package that wasn’t supposed to go public.
BTW..Do you think paying the $400 million will embolden or deter future kidnapping/ransom demands? Every two-legged turd with an AK in Iran is thinking of kidnapping a Westerner because of exactly things like this.