Joe Biden Agrees to Release $6B Frozen Iranian Funds for Prisoners Swap

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : It permits transactions involving previously penalized entities such as the National Iranian Oil Company and the Central Bank of Iran, allowing the transfer of funds between accounts in different countries for humanitarian transactions under the guidance of the US Government.
46% : It is important to note that this money is not being sent directly to Iran, and no US taxpayer funds are involved in the transaction.
45% : Other Republican senators warned that rewarding Iran through such exchanges could set a dangerous precedent and encourage future detentions of Americans abroad.
44% : The Joe Biden administration has reached a significant agreement with Iran, facilitating a prisoner swap and the release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, according to Fox News.
44% : Under the terms of the deal, Iran will release five American citizens detained in the country, while the United States will release five Iranian citizens held in the country.
43% : The United States officially designates Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism.
39% : Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved the deal late last week, but Congress was not informed of the decision until the following Monday, coinciding with the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
13% : Cotton expressed his disapproval, stating that President Joe Biden had already used the anniversary of 9/11 to exit Afghanistan, and now he was further upsetting the day by engaging in negotiations with Iran.

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