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In first, US sanctions Lebanon military, intel officials for aiding Hezbollah
In first, US sanctions Lebanon military, intel officials for aiding Hezbollah
New tranche of sanctions marks a warning shot from Washington as Senate Republicans threaten to freeze funding to the Lebanese Armed Forces if it does not move more aggressively to disarm Hezbollah.
Jared Szuba
May 21, 2026
Israeli soldiers react after taking cover near the Israel-Lebanon border following a Hezbollah drone attack that hit the northern border on May 19, 2026. The Israeli military on May 19 warned residents of 12 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate ahead of expected attacks against Hezbollah, the latest despite a ceasefire. — Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Lebanese security officials for the first time, along with four Hezbollah-affiliated lawmakers and the Iranian ambassador in Beirut, all accused of assisting the militant group in evading US-backed disarmament efforts by the Lebanese military.
What happened: The sanctions include eight Lebanese nationals, among them four parliamentarians affiliated with Hezbollah: Hassan Fadlallah, Ibrahim al-Moussawi, Hussein al-Hajj Hassan and Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb Fanich — a former minister who, according to the US Treasury Department, is now leading Hezbollah's executive council.
Ahmad Asaad Baalbaki and Ali Ahmad Safawi, two........
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