US issues new Hezbollah-related sanctions

Last Update: 2019-04-24 00:00:00- Source: Baghdad Post

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on several individuals and entities under a program targeting the Iran-backed armed Shiite group Hezbollah.

Two individuals — a Belgium national and a Lebanon national — and three entities, including two based in Belgium and one based in Britain, were sanctioned, according to a notice on the US Department of Treasury’s website.