John Kirby Snaps at Shannon Bream ‘Well of Course’ Iran Was ‘Complicit’ in Hamas Attack on Israel

BREAM Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ Iran s involvement You ░░░░░░░░ The Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ reporting there was direct ░░░░░░░░ with this saying ranian ░░░░░░░░ officials helped plan Hamas ░░░░░░░░ Saturday surprise attack on ░░░░░░░░ and gave the green ░░░░░░░░ for the assault at ░░░░░░░░ meeting in Beirut last ░░░░░░░░ They cite numerous different ░░░░░░░░ sources they talk about ░░░░░░░░ meetings in Beirut Washington ░░░░░░░░ says this even if ░░░░░░░░ do not see the ░░░░░░░░ Link yet they quote ░░░░░░░░ Western intelligence official saying ░░░░░░░░ you train people on ░░░░░░░░ to use weapons you ░░░░░░░░ them to eventually use ░░░░░░░░ Does the White House ░░░░░░░░ a direct Link on ░░░░░░░░ specific attack to hold ░░░░░░░░ in some way accountable ░░░░░░░░ Well of course Iran ░░░░░░░░ broadly complicit here Of ░░░░░░░░ the resourcing and training ░░░░░░░░ ve given to Hamas ░░░░░░░░ obviously helped Hamas function ░░░░░░░░ and be able to ░░░░░░░░ the terrorist attacks that ░░░░░░░░ have been able to ░░░░░░░░ We have held Iran ░░░░░░░░ The attacks on our ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq and Syria ░░░░░░░░ greatly decreased because of ░░░░░░░░ retaliatory strikes There s ░░░░░░░░ longest truce in Yemen ░░░░░░░░ in place saving literally ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of Yemeni ░░░░░░░░ We have added military ░░░░░░░░ into the Gulf region ░░░░░░░░ ships additional aircraft now ░░░░░░░░ are bolstering our military ░░░░░░░░ in the eastern Med ░░░░░░░░ should be no anybody ░░░░░░░░ the fact that we ░░░░░░░░ t held and continue ░░░░░░░░ hold Iran accountable Think ░░░░░░░░ the support we ve ░░░░░░░░ to Ukraine against Russia ░░░░░░░░ the additional sanctions that ░░░░░░░░ put on them for ░░░░░░░░ drone technology So of ░░░░░░░░ we re holding them ░░░░░░░░ Now Shannon we are ░░░░░░░░ specifically at the intel ░░░░░░░░ as much as we ░░░░░░░░ That work has not ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry it ░░░░░░░░ not stopped We just ░░░░░░░░ not seen anything in ░░░░░░░░ intel that we have ░░░░░░░░ looking at that directly ░░░░░░░░ to specific participation by ░░░░░░░░ in these attacks It ░░░░░░░░ t mean we aren ░░░░░░░░ still looking for it ░░░░░░░░ just haven t found ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen the ░░░░░░░░ reporting We are not ░░░░░░░░ to corroborate that BREAM ░░░░░░░░ when you say holding ░░░░░░░░ accountable you know the ░░░░░░░░ you are going to ░░░░░░░░ on that A lot ░░░░░░░░ people out there say ░░░░░░░░ unfreeze 6 billion of ░░░░░░░░ money By giving them ░░░░░░░░ to that that does ░░░░░░░░ look like we are ░░░░░░░░ them And there are ░░░░░░░░ about whether we can ░░░░░░░░ as there s been ░░░░░░░░ of quietly freezing it ░░░░░░░░ we can do that ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy one of our ░░░░░░░░ writing over at The ░░░░░░░░ Review says With the ░░░░░░░░ already paid and the ░░░░░░░░ released what legal mechanism ░░░░░░░░ the administration have to ░░░░░░░░ Qatar to return the ░░░░░░░░ to U S control ░░░░░░░░ that they could be ░░░░░░░░ redirected and otherwise kept ░░░░░░░░ of Tehran s coffers ░░░░░░░░ says can you do ░░░░░░░░ Is there actually a ░░░░░░░░ attached somewhere And if ░░░░░░░░ why not Why would ░░░░░░░░ open up 6 billion ░░░░░░░░ them without some kind ░░░░░░░░ string to pull it ░░░░░░░░ if in a situation ░░░░░░░░ this KIRBY So not ░░░░░░░░ dime has been spent ░░░░░░░░ Correct KIRBY Not a ░░░░░░░░ has been accessed The ░░░░░░░░ regime never gets it ░░░░░░░░ money was never frozen ░░░░░░░░ it was in South ░░░░░░░░ any more than it ░░░░░░░░ frozen when it got ░░░░░░░░ Qatar and it was ░░░░░░░░ of a series of ░░░░░░░░ set up by the ░░░░░░░░ Administration There was no ░░░░░░░░ and cry back then ░░░░░░░░ to Secretary Pompeo announce ░░░░░░░░ accounts and that the ░░░░░░░░ spent down billions of ░░░░░░░░ from the other accounts ░░░░░░░░ what was supposed to ░░░░░░░░ humanitarian purposes but we ░░░░░░░░ t really know We ░░░░░░░░ t account for that ░░░░░░░░ can only account for ░░░░░░░░ 6 billion and it ░░░░░░░░ all still in Qatar ░░░░░░░░ of it has been ░░░░░░░░ and we re watching ░░░░░░░░ like a hawk BREAM ░░░░░░░░ they ever be able ░░░░░░░░ access it Is it ░░░░░░░░ that you can refreeze ░░░░░░░░ in essence or whatever ░░░░░░░░ you like to use ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ to it KIRBY They ░░░░░░░░ not accessed it We ░░░░░░░░ watching it BREAM We ░░░░░░░░ that But can they ░░░░░░░░ We re watching it ░░░░░░░░ a hawk Shannon I ░░░░░░░░ telling you that we ░░░░░░░░ keeping tabs on every ░░░░░░░░ dime of that None ░░░░░░░░ it is being accessed ░░░░░░░░ the Iranians And even ░░░░░░░░ it was even if ░░░░░░░░ was it would go ░░░░░░░░ vendors that we approve ░░░░░░░░ buy food water medicine ░░░░░░░░ ship it in to ░░░░░░░░ right to the Iranian ░░░░░░░░ through humanitarian aid organizations ░░░░░░░░ regime never sees it ░░░░░░░░ But fair to say ░░░░░░░░ it relieves other financial ░░░░░░░░ for them if they ░░░░░░░░ they can get help ░░░░░░░░ these other fronts through ░░░░░░░░ coming in I mean ░░░░░░░░ State Department tells us ░░░░░░░░ Iran gives 100 billion ░░░░░░░░ year in support to ░░░░░░░░ terror groups KIRBY This ░░░░░░░░ the fungibility argument which ░░░░░░░░ also a false argument ░░░░░░░░ It s not like ░░░░░░░░ Iranians are sitting around ░░░░░░░░ Hmm well we have ░░░░░░░░ billion we can free ░░░░░░░░ to go fund terrorists ░░░░░░░░ not have to worry ░░░░░░░░ feeding our people They ░░░░░░░░ were worried about feeding ░░░░░░░░ people They were never ░░░░░░░░ about actual humanitarian assistance ░░░░░░░░ their own population And ░░░░░░░░ they do not have ░░░░░░░░ access to it The ░░░░░░░░ argument is that the ░░░░░░░░ to terrorists that has ░░░░░░░░ long standing under previous ░░░░░░░░ as well BREAM So ░░░░░░░░ make it any easier ░░░░░░░░ them KIRBY We haven ░░░░░░░░ made it easier Shannon ░░░░░░░░ this administration alone just ░░░░░░░░ the two and half ░░░░░░░░ the president has been ░░░░░░░░ office 400 entities sanctioned ░░░░░░░░ a range of reasons ░░░░░░░░ additional sanctioned regimes and ░░░░░░░░ entities just in the ░░░░░░░░ year alone And again ░░░░░░░░ have increased our military ░░░░░░░░ This idea that we ░░░░░░░░ somehow turning a blind ░░░░░░░░ whistling past the graveyard ░░░░░░░░ Iran supports terrorist networks ░░░░░░░░ just not true.”