US and Qatar Block Iran's Access to $6 Billion in Frozen Funds Amid Hamas Attacks on Israel

The US and Qatar reached an agreement to prevent Iran from accessing $6 billion in frozen funds that were recently unfrozen as part of a prisoner swap deal.
The funds were intended for humanitarian purposes only and remain under strict US oversight and control.
The decision comes after recent attacks on Israel by Hamas, which is backed by Iran, though no direct evidence links Iran to the attacks.
Republicans and some Democrats criticized the prisoner deal and are calling for the funds to be permanently frozen.
Iran claims the funds belong to the Iranian people and has demanded access, but the US retains the right to freeze the money.