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BREAKING: US, Qatar refreeze $6 billion in Iran hostage payment

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Well, well, well. Looks like this wasn’t a done deal after all, eh?
What took them so long?
The United States and Qatar have agreed to block Iran’s access to $6 billion in funds recently transfe.

Well, well, well. Looks like this wasn’t a done deal after all, eh?
What took them so long?
The United States and Qatar have agreed to block Iran’s access to $6 billion in funds recently transferred to the nation as part of a deal between Washington and Tehran that led to the release of five imprisoned Americans from Iran last month.
Wally Adeyemo, the deputy Treasury secretary, told House Democrats on Thursday that Iran would no longer have access to the funds, according to a person familiar with the matter. The money was under close supervision and strict conditions that it be used only for humanitarian purposes.

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