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Do U.S. sanctions assist Hezbollah efforts
The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a broad package of sanctions targeting a financial network linked to Hezbollah. The sanctions target ten individuals from Lebanon, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran, who are described as managing the transfer of large sums of cash for the benefit of the group through currency exchange companies and financial fronts connected to the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Additionally, Washington has reclassified Hezbollah directly as an extension of the Quds Force rather than an independent organization, aiming to clarify its complete Iranian allegiance. Sources indicate that these measures are intended to tighten control over the group's funding sources, while maintaining political and legal pressure that strengthens the U.S. position of portraying Hezbollah as an Iranian tool operating at Lebanon’s expense. It is expected that these actions will contribute to weakening the organization's environment and diminish its ability to reconstruct in Lebanon.
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