US sanctions three 'Hezbollah officials and financial facilitators'

The United States has sanctioned “a network of senior Hezbollah officials and financial facilitators,” the U.S. State Department said.

“These individuals, located in Lebanon and Iran, collaborate with Hezbollah leadership to manage significant financial transfers from international donors, which are crucial to the Hezbollah budget,” the State Department added in a statement.

“This action supports President (Donald) Trump’s whole of government policy of maximum pressure against Iran and its terrorist proxies like Hezbollah,” the statement said.

It added that the United States is “committed to supporting Lebanon by exposing and disrupting funding schemes for Hezbollah’s terrorist activities and Iran’s destabilizing influence in the region.”

“Iran and Hezbollah cannot be allowed to keep Lebanon captive. The United States will continue using tools at its disposal until this terrorist group no longer threatens the Lebanese people and the whole region,” the State Department said.

A U.S. Treasury statement identified the sanctioned individuals as Mu’in Daqiq Al-‘Amili, Fadi Nehme and Jihad Alami.