ANALYSIS: Biden Is Giving A Gift to Islamic Republic on Mahsa Anniversary - KAYHAN LIFE

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : There is an additional amount that Washington has agreed to grant Iran: a Special Drawing Right of another $7 billion from the International Monetary Fund.
54% : In August 2023, the Islamic Republic exported 2.2 million barrels of oil daily to China, Venezuela, and Syria - far more than its daily exports of 300,000 to 400,000 barrels in 2022.
37% : The release of funds and detainees may put other US citizens and dual nationals at risk of being detained if they travel to Iran, as the regime may offer to exchange their freedom for the release of assets frozen by the US.
35% : The U.S. government is handing over $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets and releasing five detained Iranians as part of a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, in exchange for the release of five U.S.-Iranian dual citizens held hostage in Iran.
33% : Heavy Security in Iranian Cities on Anniversary of Mahsa Amini's Death in Custody The Biden administration avoids using the term 'agreement' to describe the deal with Iran so as not to be held accountable to the US Congress.
31% : Her murder sparked widespread protests across Iran, with people demonstrating in the streets of more than 150 cities for many months.
29% : Prince Reza Pahlavi, the former crown prince of Iran, referred to the Tehran-Washington agreement as "ransom" and accused the White House of standing by the "murderers of the Iranian people.

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