DW: US imposes sanctions on Hezbollah affiliates
The sanctions have been imposed to limit Iran-backed Hezbollah's finances and rein in Tehran's influence in the Middle East. The US is hoping the sanctions will help squeeze out Hezbollah financer Adham Tabaja.
The United States on Friday placed sanctions on six people and seven businesses affiliated with the Iran-backed militant Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah, in an attempt to quash Iran's influence in the Middle East and globally.
Designed to damage Hezbollah's financial network, the new sanctions apply to five Lebanese nationals and one Iraqi, most of whom have links to Al-Inmaa Engineering and Contracting, a company run by Hezbollah financier Adham Tabaja, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
The seven businesses were firms based in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Lebanon and Ghana.
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WNU Editor: Apparently there are more sanctions being prepared .... ‘More to come’ as U.S. slaps Hezbollah with fresh sanctions (Daily Star).
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