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Republican Senator Criticizes Biden's Recent Hostage Deal: 'We See Iran Now Emboldened'

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Republican Senator Criticizes Biden's Recent Hostage Deal: 'We See Iran Now Emboldened'

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) slammed President Joe Biden‘s recent hostage deal with Iran, alleging the released funds will not be used to aid the country’s poor, The Hill reported.

Blackburn expressed her criticism in a radio interview. “We see Iran now emboldened because Joe Biden has released $6 billion to them,” Blackburn said. She added the funds would likely be used for uranium enrichment and nuclear proliferation.

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The deal involved the release of five American hostages in exchange for the transfer of $6 billion of Iranian funds frozen in South Korea. Both Republicans and some Democrats have expressed concerns about the potential for encouraging further hostage-taking by other nations.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) echoed these concerns, saying, “If we’re paying a billion dollars per kidnapped individual, then you’re going to see more kidnappings. That’s why you don’t negotiate with terrorists; that’s why you don’t negotiate with kidnappers.”

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) also warned of the repercussions of the deal and advised Americans against traveling to certain places in the world where they are likely to become hostages.

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