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Blackwell Challenges Luna Over Iran Deal, $1.7 B Return

6/20/2026

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Victor Blackwell confronted Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) about her Iran agreement and taxpayer payment claims.
Luna defended President Donald Trump’s Iran memorandum, said Iran would no longer need ballistic missiles, and claimed President Obama gave Iran money under the JCPOA.
Blackwell noted the JCPOA returned $1.7 billion with interest and aired footage of President Donald Trump saying the United States had taken Iranian money and would have to return it.

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Victor Blackwell confronted Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) about her Iran agreement and taxpayer payment claims.
Luna defended President Donald Trump’s Iran memorandum, said Iran would no longer need ballistic missiles, and claimed President Obama gave Iran money under the JCPOA.
Blackwell noted the JCPOA returned $1.7 billion with interest and aired footage of President Donald Trump saying the United States had taken Iranian money and would have to return it.