POLITICO
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on Sunday criticized the Obama administration for unfreezing $2.8 billion in Iranian assets, saying that money is being used to fund Hamas.
“Iran is publicly, in their own newspapers, touting the fact that they are helping to militarize Hamas in the Gaza Strip,” the Michigan Republican said on CBS's “Face the Nation. “They’re supporting Hezbolah in the fight in Syria and supplying Hamas in the Gaza Strip with weapons.”
The administration announced last week that it would give Iran access to the money in order to continue nuclear talks through November. And on Sunday, Rogers knocked the administration’s decision, tying Iran’s access to the money to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
“You can’t just pick and choose one particular region. It has to work in concert," Rogers said. "So when you free up $2.8 billion for Iran when they’re already cash strapped because of sanctions, that means they can continue to do bad activities in the Gaza Strip."
