sanctions - Forum - Command Center2024-03-28T13:57:59Zhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/feed/tag/sanctionsTed Cruz Accuses Twitter Of Violating Sanctions Against Iran, Demands DoJ Probehttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/ted-cruz-accuses-twitter-of-violating-sanctions-against-iran-dema2020-05-29T22:37:06.000Z2020-05-29T22:37:06.000ZAdmin Deehttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminDee<div><p><img class="align-center" src="https://i.insider.com/5ed114ca3f737071f7139c34?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" alt="Ted Cruz asks for probe into Twitter over US sanctions against ..." /></p>
<p>We've mentioned in <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-furious-after-twitter-retroactively-tags-tweets-top-officials">nearly every single</a> <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/internet-platforms-arent-arbiters-truth-zuckerberg-blasts-twitter-tagging-trump-tweets">one of our</a> <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-furious-after-twitter-retroactively-tags-tweets-top-officials">posts about this week's dustup</a> between the president and Twitter that the Ayatollah has an account on the company's platform, where he routinely spouts dangerously anti-American rhetoric, without drawing even a whiff of scrutiny from Twitter (or the American left),</p>
<p>Now, as the GOP cranks up the pressure on Trump's (least) favorite social media company, Senator Ted Cruz is calling for a full-on investigation of how the company treats foreign leaders who use the platform. To be sure, this isn't exactly coming out of nowhere - Cruz led an earlier pressure campaign to convince Twitter to boot senior Iranian officials off the platform, even insinuating that not doing so would violate international sanctions against Iran, as <a href="https://www.axios.com/exclusive-cruz-calls-for-criminal-investigation-of-twitter-3bec3098-3fbf-45b2-a5bf-cbda7cace940.html">Axios reported.</a></p>
<p>In a letter sent to the DoJ and the Treasury Department on Friday, Cruz asked Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to investigate whether Twitter's refusal to comply with Cruz's request violates US sanctions prohibiting American companies from providing goods and services to senior officials of targeted nations.</p>
<div class="ad__wrapper-element">Cruz isn't alone: Sen Josh Hawley suggested earlier this week that Twitter's move to affix these "warnings" to Trump's tweets was politically motivated. In a letter to Dorsey, Hawley wrote that the decision "raises serious questions about whether Twitter targeted the President for political reasons."</div>
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<div class="ad__wrapper-element"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/ted-cruz-accuses-twitter-violating-sanctions-against-iran-demands-doj-probe">https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/ted-cruz-accuses-twitter-violating-sanctions-against-iran-demands-doj-probe</a></div></div>Biden calls on US to ease Iran sanctions, help with coronavirus pandemichttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/biden-calls-on-us-to-ease-iran-sanctions-help-with-coronavirus-pa2020-04-03T11:54:29.000Z2020-04-03T11:54:29.000ZAdmin Deehttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminDee<div><p><img class="align-center" src="https://www.shutupandtakemymoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/im-joe-biden-and-i-forgot-this-message-meme.jpg" alt="I'm Joe Biden And I Forgot This Message - Meme - Shut Up And Take ..." />Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Thursday called for America to ease sanctions on Iran, saying the US should offer relief to the Islamic Republic and other nations to <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/03/23/iran-says-us-should-lift-sanctions-to-help-country-fight-coronavirus-pandemic/">help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic</a>.</p>
<p>“In times of global crisis, America should lead. We should be the first to offer help to people who are hurting or in danger. That’s who we are. That’s who we’ve always been,” the former veep said in a statement.</p>
<p>“And, in the midst of this deadly pandemic that respects no borders, the United States should take steps to offer what relief we can to those nations hardest hit by this virus — including Iran — even as we prioritize the health of the American people.”</p>
<p>Iran has been slammed by the pandemic, with at least 44,605 cases, and 2,898 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University, <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases">which tracks global numbers</a>.</p>
<p>Biden acknowledged that Iran’s mullahs had failed to effectively manage the crisis, and that Iran and its proxies were still spreading unrest and promoting violence in the region, but asserted the US should help anyway on humanitarian grounds.</p>
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