US Targets Hezbollah With Fresh Sanctions Over Iran Ties
While Hezbollah is not being designated under any new authority, the Treasury Department is redesignating it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist "for service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force", according to the statement.
On Thursday, the United States announced fresh sanctions against Hezbollah, a group based in Lebanon, due to its alleged connections with the Iranian government, according to a Reuters report. The US re-designated Hezbollah as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under a terrorism-related authority, emphasizing the group's actions on behalf of Iran and its alleged ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.
The move aims to pressure Hezbollah and highlight its financial networks linked to the Iranian regime. The US Treasury Department designated 10 individuals for their alleged involvement in smuggling cash for Hezbollah, further disrupting the group's operations. Iran's Foreign Minister dismissed US threats of economic isolation, calling them "failed policies" and "economic terrorism," and stated that Iran would not surrender under pressure.
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