US Treasury imposes sanctions on Lebanese officials for aiding Hezbollah

Published June 18, 2026 Updated June 18, 2026 11:45pm

The US government has announced sanctions against several Lebanese officials it claims are 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, Al Jazeera reports.

The US Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control was also designating individuals in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Oman who it claimed were raising funds and operating front companies to generate revenue for Hezbollah.

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