US and Qatar Block Iran's Access to $6 Billion Humanitarian Aid Fund - GV Wire - Explore. Explain. Expose

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : The decision comes in the wake of a recent agreement between the U.S. and Iran to establish the aid fund as part of a prisoner exchange deal aimed at reducing regional tensions.
42% : Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, warned that rescinding the aid could strengthen hard-line voices in Iran and potentially shift the regime's stance towards developing a nuclear weapon.
38% : The United States and Qatar have reached an agreement to prevent Iran from accessing a $6 billion humanitarian aid fund following a Hamas attack on Israel, according to Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo.
35% : Despite claims that Hamas has received weapons and training from Iran, no direct evidence of Iran's involvement in the violence has been found.
22% : However, President Joe Biden has been under increasing bipartisan pressure to prevent Iran from using the funds due to concerns over Tehran's ties to Hamas.

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