US, Qatar agree to prevent Iran from tapping previously frozen $6 billion fund
The U.S. has reached an agreement with Qatar to halt the release of $6 billion in Iranian oil assets amid scrutiny over Iran’s relationship with Hamas. The U.S. and Qatar have reached an agreement to prevent Iran from accessing $6 billion recently unfrozen as part of a prisoner swap, the deputy secretary of the Treasury Department told lawmakers on Thursday, sources confirmed to ABC News. Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats in a closed-door briefing that the money "isn't going anywhere anytime soon," sources said. The agreement comes as the U.S. is scrutinizing Iran's role in backing Hamas, the terrorist group behind the unprecedented attacks on Israel over the weekend. Though there has been no evidence that Iran played a direct role in the assault, the White House has said Iran is complicit given its decades of support for Hamas. The administration has faced calls from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to re-freeze the funds in the wake of the v...