Shaun Maguire, Partner at Sequoia Capital, argues that the U.S. continues releasing unfrozen funds to Iran despite repeated proxy attacks on American forces.
“Since October seventh, Iran has carried out, Iranian proxies have carried out over 300 attacks against U.S. Soldiers you know, on U.S. Bases or ships in the region. Like, directly attacked U.S. Interests over 300 times, and despite that, the U.S. Is still releasing funds that had been frozen back to Iran.”
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