US Treasury sanctions Lebanese officials, others for supporting Hezbollah

The U.S. government on Thursday imposed sanctions on several Lebanese officials it accused of supporting Hezbollah, along with individuals 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 the disarmament of Hezbollah.

The U.S. 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, as reported by Reuters.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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