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McCaul Introduces Bill to Re-Freeze the $6 Billion in Iranian Funds

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McCaul Introduces Bill to Re-Freeze the $6 Billion in Iranian Funds
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 3, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) introduced on Oct. 17 a bill to permanently freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen by the Biden administration.

The administration unfroze the funds last month as part of a prisoner exchange with Iran. Those assets are held in the Qatari banking system.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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