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US sanctions six people, seven firms under rules targeting Hezbollah
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned six individuals and seven entities with alleged links to Hezbollah financier Adham Tabaja, under financial regulations targeting the Leb-based Hezbollah bad boy group.The Lebanese businessman is believed by US authorities to be one of the group's top five money men, with ties spanning the Middle East and Africa. It will be a "very bad day for" Tabaja, said a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... . The six sanctioned individuals included five Lebanese and one Iraqi, most of them linked to al-Inmaa Engineering and Contracting, the Treasury Department said in a statement. The seven entities were firms based in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Leb and Ghana, the statement said. The sanctions include trade bans and assets freezes. First in a "wave" of sanctions They are said to be the first in a "wave" of sanctions targeting Hezbollah after a policy review by President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... 's administration. The Trump White House is keen to signal a tougher stance on Hezbollah and its Iranian backers. They argue that president Barack Obama If you like your coverage you can keep it... was not aggressive enough in cracking down on Hezbollah financing for fear of derailing a major deal aimed at stopping Iran for getting nuclear weapons. According to second senior administration official, Hezbollah receives most of its operating budget -- about $700 million a year -- from the Iranian government and takes orders from the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards. Posted by: Fred 2018-02-03 |
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