– Online economy
According to the online economy report, quoted by IRNA, Fox News asked John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator of the American National Security Council, on Tuesday, local time, October 10, 2023, and October 18, 2023. Hasn’t blocked the 6 billion dollars that was released last month during the prisoner exchange agreement?
“I don’t have any policy decisions on that to talk about today,” Kirby replied. But it is important for people to remember that not even one cent of that money went to Iran and no money was separated from these 6 billion dollars. We will monitor it closely.”
The Fox News host claimed “money is fungible” while pointing to Iran’s ability to “sell oil all over the world” regardless of sanctions.
In response, Kirbi said: “We have implemented sanctions against Iran.” In fact, we imposed new sanctions against Iran. At the beginning of the Biden administration, we sanctioned 400 institutions in Iran.
He continued: “I must say that this money will never be used by the Iranian government. »
He emphasized: “Iranian government will never see this money.” Our approved vendors can use this money to provide humanitarian, medical and food aid that directly benefits the people of Iran. “The government will never see this money, and they did not ask for it.”
Previously, US Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken said on ABC’s “This Week” program on Sunday, October 8, equivalent to October 14, that not a single dollar of this amount has been spent so far, and the Ministry of Treasury is closely monitoring its use. .
Blinken emphasized that these funds will be used solely for humanitarian purposes and not American taxpayers’ money.
Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the US Department of State, also announced on Saturday, October 7, 2023 local time: the agreement to return American citizens from Iran has nothing to do with the terrible attack against Israel.
The spokesperson of the US State Department stated: Not a single penny has been spent and this asset can only be spent on humanitarian needs. Any statement to the contrary is false.
Previously, Brian Nelson, the US Deputy Treasury Secretary, referring to the 6 billion dollars of Iranian assets in Doha banks on Saturday, October 7, 2023 local time and October 15, 2023, in his user account on the X network (former Twitter) said: All Money deposited in restricted accounts in Doha as part of the deal to release five Americans in September remains in Doha. Not a single penny of this money has been spent.
The US Treasury Department official added: These assets cannot be transferred to Iran and can only be used for humanitarian purposes in the future. Any statement to the contrary is false and misleading.
Following the surprise and widespread operation of “Al-Aqsa Storm” by the Palestinian resistance forces against the occupying regime of Jerusalem, which shocked not only this regime but also the United States, the American media are trying to create an environment for the Islamic Republic of Iran to enter this war in a psychological-propaganda war. While the American authorities have explicitly rejected this issue.
According to IRNA from New York, the American newspaper Washington Post claimed in a report on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, October 18, 2023: Intelligence officials announced that the Hamas group, which carried out the surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, at least during In the past year, Iran has received military training and logistical assistance, as well as tens of millions of dollars for the purchase of weapons.
The American media continued: Officials said that while Iran’s exact role in Saturday’s attacks is unclear, the attack reflects Tehran’s ambitious goals for several years to encircle Israel with an army of paramilitary fighters equipped with advanced weapons systems capable of The attack is deep in Israel.
The agreement on the exchange of prisoners between Iran and the United States and the release of Iran’s frozen funds in South Korea resulting from the sale of Tehran’s oil was reached on September 28, 2023, after months of negotiations and consultations with the mediation of Qatar, and five Iranian-American prisoners with five Iranian prisoners were exchanged.
Five dual-citizen prisoners who were imprisoned in Tehran were handed over to the Americans. “Siamak Namazi”, “Emad Sharqi”, “Morad Tahbaz” and two other people who did not want their names to be published in the media were released, and “Reza Sarhangpour” and “Mehrdad Moin Ansari” were two of the five Iranian citizens who were exchanged during the exchange. Iranian and American prisoners were released and returned to the country.
Republicans and opponents of Joe Biden’s Democratic administration, who are strongly opposed to the prisoner exchange agreement between Tehran and Washington and the release of Iran’s frozen funds in South Korea, use every issue as a reason to attack the Biden administration and oppose this agreement. Most of the space-building and support of the occupation regime of Jerusalem and its claims have been attributed to the Al-Aqsa storm operation by the Palestinian resistance forces, which the US Treasury Department official declared these claims to be false and misleading.
At the same time as the exchange of prisoners between Iran and America, the funds (money) blocked by Iran in South Korea were released, which Mohammadreza Farzin, the head of Central Bank, deposited 5 billion and 573 million. He announced that 492 euros of Iran’s blocked resources were transferred to the accounts of 6 Iranian banks in Al-Ahli and Al-Dkhan Banks in Qatar and said: On August 19 of this year, all inaccessible Iranian resources that were kept in South Korean banks and the Seoul branch of Bank Mellat were transferred to the account. The Swiss central bank moved to convert to the euro. During this period, Keshavzi, Saman, Pasargar, Turism, Shahr, and Entrepreneur banks opened accounts in 2 Qatari banks, Al-Dukhan and Al-Ahli, and according to the agreements, all payments were made by brokers of Qatari banks as well as SWIFT.
The Governor General of the Central Bank said: According to the agreement, all payments will be made by agents of Qatari banks and SWIFT, and on September 26, we received an official letter from the Qatari authorities that the accounts of 6 banks have been activated, and today 5 billion 573 million 492 Euros were deposited into bank accounts. All the resulting resources are the foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank and the backing of the Rial and are used according to the national interest and to strengthen the Rial, but Iran’s complaint against South Korea due to the lack of access to said funds and devaluation in order to receive damages is being pursued and continued. Finds.