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Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as
The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
party" in a bid to pressure officials tasked with forming the government, al-Akhbar daily reported on Friday.
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri
Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's assassination. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too.affimed in a televised interview on Thursday that he "does not mind" allocating the health portfolio in the new government for Hizbullah, noting that the international assistance approved earlier for that ministry "could stop."
"We don’t mind that Hizbullah gets the Ministry of Health. But let’s be frank. If Hizbullah gets any ministry pledged with loans from the World or any international community, there is a great possibility that these loans come to a halt. We have to be realistic here."
The latest batch of US sanctions on Hizbullah was against Lebanese businessman and seven companies of his allegedly over funding the party.
The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on Mohammed Abdullah al-Amin and seven companies he owns allegedly for providing financial and technological support for Hizbullah.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Lebanese Businessman, Companies for 'Hizbullah Ties'
[AnNahar] The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on Mohammed Abdullah al-Amin and seven companies he owns allegedly for providing financial and technological support for
Hizbullah.The Treasury has imposed sanctions on companies owned by al-Amin which include Leb-based company Sierra Gas S.A.L. Offshore, Lama Foods S.A.R.L, Lama Foods International Offshore S.A.L, Impulse S.A.R.L, Impulse International S.A.L. Offshore, M.Marine S.A.L. Offshore and Thaingui SAL Offshore.
The Treasury accused al-Amin of concealing money for Adham Tabaja, an alleged Hizbullah financier who has been under sanctions since 2015.
Treasury officials said that al-Amin has been "listed on the international terrorist list."
"Hizbullah is an Iranian-proxy, and this Administration is focused on exposing and disrupting its terrorist funding networks," Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker said in a statement.
"Our action should serve as a warning that we will impose sanctions on anyone engaging in business relationships with Amin or other Hizbullah support networks," he said.