John Kirby, a top spokesperson, has been actively defending President Biden's policies on Iran, specifically addressing accusations that the administration has been lenient by unfreezing billions of dollars for the Iranian regime. Kirby refuted claims that these funds are aiding the regime directly and dismissed the idea that the funds are fungible. He also placed some blame on former President Trump for the circumstances. Additionally, Kirby denied any actions of unfreezing Iranian funds when questioned, despite reports suggesting that sanctions waivers and non-enforcement during Biden's term have effectively unlocked tens of billions of dollars, including $10 billion in November 2023 from Iraqi payments for Iranian energy.
'You Don't Believe Me': Kirby Goes On Defense When Doocy Asks About Biden Unfreezing Iranian Funds https://t.co/U4e5n4E8w3
John Kirby denies that Joe Biden has "unfrozen" Iranian funds. Let's go through a timeline of facts: $10 billion - November 2023 - Biden regime reapproved a sanctions waiver that unlocks upwards of $10 billion in frozen funds of Iraqi payments for Iranian energy. $6 billion -… https://t.co/67onl2qN2h
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 “John, has President Biden considered maybe beefing up the public Iran posture to be more than just one word?” Kirby: “You, you’re referring to, ‘don't’?” Doocy: “Yeah.” https://t.co/TbDmOpmiTf
Doocy: "Now that we know the Iranians do not listen to President Biden's public warning, is there any regret here about unfreezing millions of dollars for Iranian leaders?" John Kirby: "What unfreezing are you talking about?" https://t.co/rGrwu1cPXS
Doocy to Kirby: "Is there any regret here about unfreezing billions of dollars for Iranian leaders during the President's administration?" https://t.co/VHIxPVHKoc
🇺🇸🇮🇷 "Is there any regret here about unfreezing billions of dollars for Iranian leaders!?" KIRBY: "What unfreezing are you talking about?" https://t.co/YwhEgh9QIB
Doocy:"Is there any regret here about unfreezing billions of dollars for Iranian leaders?" John Kirby: "What unfreezing are you talking about?" https://t.co/cKlwCHQHCP
Q: "Now that we know the Iranians do not listen to President Biden's public warning, is there any regret here about unfreezing millions of dollars for Iranian leaders?" KRIBY: "What unfreezing are you talking about?" https://t.co/ZqHDBQG1lM
Q: "Has President Biden considered beefing up the public Iran posture to be more than one word?" KIRBY: "Let's talk about what we did. Let's talk about 'don't' and did. Let's talk about Saturday night." https://t.co/DNuWvXZy99
"Is there any regret here about unfreezing billions of dollars for Iranian leaders!?" KIRBY: "What unfreezing are you talking about?" FACT: Biden enriched the Iranian regime with tens of billions of dollars through sanctions waivers and non-enforcement. https://t.co/bq9Nz4YBKd
WATCH: John Kirby defends Biden enriching Iran with BILLIONS of dollars: "It's hard to take a look at what President Biden has done and say that we've somehow gone soft on Iran!" B.S. response from the Biden admin. https://t.co/kIxrpz68vv
John Kirby claims the billions of dollars Biden has unlocked for Iran aren't going to the regime, denies the funds are "fungible," and blames President Trump. What an absolute joke. https://t.co/lTZA32s18r
John Kirby: “It’s hard to look at what President Biden has done with respect to Iran and say that he hasn’t been tough on Iran.” https://t.co/alN87teGVB
John Kirby insists the billions of dollars Biden has unlocked for Iran aren't going to the regime, denies the funds are "fungible," and blames President Trump https://t.co/ihjIWzchGC
Top spokesman John Kirby defends Biden enriching the Iranian regime with tens of billions of dollars through sanctions waivers and non-enforcement: "It's hard to take a look at what President Biden has done and say that we've somehow gone soft on Iran!" https://t.co/KpJDzcGaKc