WASHINGTON: The US government on Thursday announced sanctions against several Lebanese officials it said were aligned with Hezbollah and members of the sanctioned Alaa Hassan Hamieh business network for obstructing Lebanon’s peace process and delaying the disarmament of Hezbollah. The US Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control was also designating individuals in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Oman who it said were raising funds and operating front companies to generate revenue for Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group.

The US Treasury sanctioned nine Hezbollah-linked individuals in Lebanon, shifting focus from crypto and financial networks to political and security

The US Treasury sanctioned nine Lebanese officials under counterterrorism authority for aiding Hezbollah, freezing US-linked assets and blocking

WASHINGTON: The US government on Thursday announced sanctions against several Lebanese officials it said were aligned with Hezbollah and members of the sanctioned Alaa Hassan…

The sanctions also targeted companies linked to a business magnate.

El Departamento del Tesoro acusó a varios dirigentes libaneses de obstaculizar el proceso de paz y retrasar el desarme de la organización respaldada por Irán

They were sanctioned under the authority of Executive Order 13224, which allows the White House to target groups and individuals associated with designated terrorist groups.

The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against two prominent Lebanese officials it said were aligned with Hezbollah as well as companies associated with a business…