A few days ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 307 to 119 to pass a bill that plans to make the $6 billion that Iran was frozen by the United States not long ago completely out of Iran's reach
So what is the reason and purpose of the US House of Representatives doing this?At present, the United States is in urgent need of funds, will it keep the 6 billion for itself?
In light of the specific circumstances, Iran has used the name of the country's central bank to open won accounts with South Korea's SME Bank and Woori Bank in order to receive payment for goods exported to South KoreaBut after the U.S. added Iran's central bank to the sanctions list in 2018, two Iranian accounts opened in South Korea could no longer be traded.
U.S. House of Representatives. As a result, about $7 billion** of South Korea's supposed payments to Iran were frozen in the account, and after a few years, the funds have shrunk by about $1 billion, but even so, the remaining $6 billion Iran has not received.
And not so long ago, in the United States and Iran released prisoners to each other:After five detained U.S. citizens have left Iran on a plane sent by Qatar, and five Iranian citizens detained in the U.S. have also been released, Biden approved the transfer of Iran's 6 billion to Qatar's central bank
Originally, after this move, some people thought that the United States was going to unfreeze the payment to IranBut at that time, the United States demanded that Iran only use the money for humanitarian work, and Iran said that they had the right to dispose of the money at will
Iranian oil. According to the actual situation, there are great contradictions between the United States and Iran, Iran has been under US sanctions for a long time, and the two sides still have big differences on the issue of the "JCPOA", which has also led to increasing tension between the United States and Iran.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult to believe that the United States will easily lift sanctions on Iran, even if the two sides are now operating under a prisoner exchange agreement.
Sure enough,With the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, some people in the United States have clamoured to refreeze the money on the grounds that "Hamas is supported by Iran".
U.S.-Iran relations. And after that,The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill called the "Prohibition of Financing of Iran Terrorism Act," which would permanently ban Iran from receiving $6 billion in funds frozen by the United States, on the grounds that Iran "participated in the Hamas attacks and needs to be held accountable."
It can be seen from thisAt present, the United States is exerting maximum pressure on IranYou know, because the issue of various sanctions unilaterally imposed on Iran has not been resolved, and now it has started a new round of trouble with Iran.
And speaking of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,Hamas is not a so-called "terrorist organization," and the United States cannot arbitrarily label Hamas, which is in conflict with Israel, just because it supports Israel, still less can it buckle this hat on Iran's head
Gaza conflict. Although it is true that there are some extremist terrorist groups in the Middle East such as the "Islamic State", Iran is Iran, and the "Islamic State" is the "Islamic State", which is not even inside Iran and cannot be confused at all.
In addition, you must know that in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United States has not been less troubled by Iran, although it is said that Iran has attacked some American targets in the Middle East because the United States has provided a large amount of military support to Israel behind its back, but this is not a reason for the United States to go back on its word.
Under the current circumstances, the situation in the Middle East is already very tenseIf Iran wants to get the 6 billion payment, it is likely that a large part of it will also be allocated to aid Gaza, after all, Israel has announced the resumption of military strikes
U.S. Biden.
So does the United States want to freeze Iran's assets again for its own possession?Actually,Although the House of Representatives passed the "Prohibition of the Financing of Terrorism in Iran Act", if the bill wants to take effect, it depends on whether the Senate will pass it, and finally Biden will sign it
However, regardless of whether the bill will eventually take effect, the actions of the US House of Representatives have exposed its goalsAt a time when the U.S. economy is under great pressure, the U.S. is trying to annex other countries' assets to alleviate its own economic problems.
But if the United States has such an idea, it will not necessarily succeedOn the one hand, the bill has not yet become law, and on the other hand, the $6 billion has already been transferred to Qatar, and the United States cannot do it even if it wants to annex it now
The situation in the Middle East. All in all, the situation in the Middle East is heating up againIt is better for the United States to refrain from stirring up trouble, return the property belonging to Iran as soon as possible in accordance with the prisoner exchange agreement, and refrain from adding fuel to the fire in the Middle East