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US sanctions pressure Hezbollah and challenge Lebanon
The United States has imposed new sanctions on Hezbollah, including re-listing it as a terrorist organization and targeting a financial network responsible for transferring millions of dollars via flights and commercial routes, in an effort to pressure the group and disrupt its funding. These sanctions aim to hinder Hezbollah's ability to access foreign currencies outside the official financial system, and place Lebanese institutions—digitally and security-wise—under American scrutiny, threatening the stability of the financial system and posing challenges for the Lebanese government in monitoring money movements linked to the group. This move comes as part of a new classification that regards Hezbollah as an Iranian faction within the broader US-Iran confrontation framework. It also has political and economic repercussions within Lebanon, amid increasing anticipation of the European stance and Hezbollah’s continued rejection of the sanctions, reaffirming its commitment to the resistance option and its opposition to guardianship.
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