Posts Tagged: Hezbollah Sanctions
US Targets Iran-Backed Hezbollah With New Sanctions, Treasury Departments Says
The United States targeted two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators with new sanctions on Thursday for their role in coordinating financial transfers to the Iran-backed terrorist group,...
Treasury Department Sanctions Hezbollah’s Bogus ‘Environmental’ Organization as Terrorist Front
The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed terrorism sanctions on a group that describes itself as an environmental non-governmental organization but in reality is a...
New Sanctions Could Extend to Allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon: US Envoy
Future US sanctions could target allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon, extending beyond direct affiliates of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group, a US envoy said on Thursday. "In the future we will designate, because we have to, individuals...
US Targets Two Men, Three Firms for Helping Hezbollah Avoid Sanctions
The US Treasury, moving to boost pressure on Hezbollah, imposed sanctions on Wednesday against two people and three firms that Washington accuses of being involved in...
Jewish and Christian Groups Commend Senate Passage of Hezbollah Financing Act
JNS.org - Jewish and Christian groups are praising the US Senate’s passage of the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017, which imposes added sanctions...
New US Treasury Department Sanctions to Target Senior Hezbollah Leaders
JNS.org - The United States Treasury Department has announced new sanctions against three senior Hezbollah leaders. The sanctions are directed at Mustafa Badr Al Din, Ibrahim Aqil,...
US House Unanimously Passes Tougher Sanctions Against Hezbollah
JNS.org - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed the Hezbollah International Financial Prevention Act, which would enact tougher sanctions against the...
U.S. Sanctions Hezbollah Leaders
Ynet - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four leaders of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah for alleged operations in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East. The...
For Europe, Greed and Cowardice Trump Security and Justice
The news that the EU designated Hezbollah's "military wing" as a terrorist organization made headlines in the U.S. and Europe. Missing from most reports was...
Syrian Rebels Target Hezbollah
A string of bombings, rocket attacks, and assassination attempts has brought the Syrian civil war into Hezbollah's Lebanese stronghold. Hezbollah has found itself unable to keep...
IDF Commander: Hezbollah Also Hurting from Iran Sanctions
A top military official from Israel's northern command believes that international sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program are forcing its leaders to curtail aid...
