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Originally Posted by Undertoad
The expectation is that they use the money for their own expansionist dreams and fund the worst people in the world to project their regional power.
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They didn't even wait until the deal was done.
Boosted by nuke deal, Iran ups funding to Hezbollah, Hamas
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Since the deal was signed, Iran has significantly increased its financial support for two of the largest terror groups in the region that have become political players, Hamas and Hezbollah. In the years before the deal was signed, the crippling sanctions limited this support, which had significantly diminished along with Iran’s economy. But Tehran’s belief that tens, or hundreds, of billions of dollars will flow into the country in the coming years as a result of sanctions relief has led to a decision to boost the cash flow to these terror organizations.
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The article goes on to say that they are funding the Hamas military directly and have "frozen out" Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal. It suggests this happened because he met with the Saudis.
(moving this thread to current events)