Treasury Targets Hizballah-Aligned Officials Obstructing Peace and Disarmament

GlobalSecurity.org 22.05.2026 13:50 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated nine individuals in Lebanon for obstructing the peace process in Lebanon and impeding the disarmament of Hizballah. These Hizballah-aligned officials include individuals embedded across Lebanon's parliament, military, and security sectors, where they seek to preserve the Iran-backed terrorist group's influence over key Lebanese state institutions. Hizballah's continued militant activity and coercive influence over the Lebanese state undermine the Lebanese government's ability to assert its authority over state institutions and disarm the terrorist group.

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