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House Votes to Block Funds to Iran
(Jewish Insider) Marc Rod - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 307-119 on Thursday to freeze the $6 billion in Iranian funds released as part of the administration's hostage deal with Iran, which the administration has said it informally refroze following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. The House voted 231-198 for an amendment to cut off any further sanctions relief to the Iranian regime - permanently freezing all sanctioned Iranian assets and preventing the lifting of any sanctions on Iran in any form going forward. The House also voted 241-181 to prohibit the U.S. from directly providing any funds to Iran. The House approved by a voice vote an amendment calling on Qatar to cut off its support for Hamas; turn over Hamas leaders to the U.S. and Israel; close the Hamas office in Qatar; and cut off funding to Hamas. The administration is reportedly considering pressing Qatar to shut down Hamas activity in the country after the current hostage crisis is resolved.