Iran
Armita Geravand was in a coma for weeks following what could have been an attack, according to activists.
The Pentagon says U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The spike is not yet showing up at the pump, but fears of a regional conflict are driving up key crude benchmarks.
Biden administration officials have defended the transfer of $6 billion to Iran, saying they lack proof that Tehran played a direct role in the attacks on Israel.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Republicans are piling on Joe Biden about a prisoner swap with Iran and the release of $6 billion of Iran’s money, but they won’t talk about Trump’s 2017 Oval Office leak.
"Refusing to negotiate ... does not guarantee that they’re not going to take other hostages,” said the former U.S. Marine, who was released by Russia in 2022.
The agreement saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
Officials had said that the exchange would take place after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar.
The Biden administration issued a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money in South Korea without fear of U.S. sanctions.
The confidential report comes as Iran and the U.S. are negotiating a prisoner swap and the release of billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen in South Korea.