US Treasury Department sanctions Lebanese officials and others for supporting Hezbollah | Today’s news

The US government on Thursday imposed sanctions on several Lebanese officials it accused of supporting Hezbollah, along with people linked to the sanctioned Alaa Hassan Hamieh business network, Reuters reported.

Washington said the measures were taken over alleged efforts to undermine Lebanon’s peace process and delay Hezbollah’s disarmament.

The U.S. Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control also named individuals in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Oman who it said raised funds and operated front companies to generate revenue for Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group, Reuters reported.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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