Blinken calls GOP claims WH funded Iran prior to Israel attack a 'false narrative'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday pushed back on growing Republican criticism that the White House's decision to allow the transfer of some $6 billion of Iran's oil revenue, in exchange for the release of five American detainees, was a sign of "appeasement" ahead of the surprise attack on Israel by Hamas militants.
"Not a single dollar from that account has been spent to date and, in any event, is very closely and carefully regulated by the Treasury Department," Blinken told ABC's "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.
Blinken stressed that the funds are designated solely for humanitarian purposes and are not U.S. tax dollars.
-ABC News' Adam Carlson