U.S. targets Hezbollah with fresh sanctions, emphasizes ties to Iranian government
- The U.S. Treasury Department designated 10 individuals involved in moving up to hundreds of millions of dollars to fund Hezbollah across Lebanon, Turkey, the UAE, and Iran, using couriers on commercial flights to evade formal financial systems and sanctions.
- Hezbollah was redesignated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization acting under the command of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force, emphasizing its ties to the Iranian government.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans for imposing the 'toughest sanctions in history' against Iran, aiming to tighten economic pressure amid ongoing conflict.
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Washington seeks to increase pressure on the Lebanese Shiite movement by attacking its financial networks. ...
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Sung-min = The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on the 20th (local time) that funds for Lebanon's pro-Iranian armed group Hezbollah...
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ussanews.comUS Targets Hezbollah With Fresh Sanctions, Emphasizes Ties to Iranian Government
The United States will on Thursday issue fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon’s Hezbollah, including re-designating it under a terrorism authority, according...
US Targets Hezbollah With Fresh Sanctions Over Iran Ties
While Hezbollah is not being designated under any new authority, the Treasury Department is redesignating it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist "for service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force", according to the statement.
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