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US sanctions elected Hezbollah MPs and Lebanese security officials

Al Jazeera · · 802 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The United States has imposed sanctions on nine people it accuses of enabling Hezbollah to “undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty””
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the US State Department announced sanctions on nine individuals for enabling Hezbollah to undermine Lebanon's sovereignty.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has launched sanctions against nine individuals accused of enabling Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah’s efforts to undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty, the US State Department announced on …
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-896991
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States imposed two additional rounds of sanctions on Kataib Hezbollah leadership in 2020. In 2014, the militia joined Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to fight ISIS but maintained i…
https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2021/jan/05/us-sanctions-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US administration is preparing to impose anticorruption sanctions against prominent Lebanese politicians and businessmen in an effort to weaken Hezbollah’s influence in the aftermath of last week’…
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2445541/us-sources-e…
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“the US Department of the Treasury said the individuals were designated “for obstructing the peace process in Lebanon and impeding the disarmament” of Hezbollah”
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The US Department of the Treasury's OFAC is explicitly cited in multiple sources as designating these individuals for obstructing the peace process and impeding disarmament.
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated nine individuals in Lebanon for obstructing the peace process in Lebanon and impeding the dis…
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0505
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has launched sanctions against nine individuals accused of enabling Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah’s efforts to undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty, the US State Department announced on …
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-896991
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions on nine people from Lebanon “for obstructing the peace process in Lebanon and impeding the disarmament of Hezbollah”. “Hezbollah is a terrorist organ…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/21/iran-war-l…
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“those sanctioned include members of Lebanon’s parliament, an Iranian diplomat and security officials in Lebanon’s governmental institutions”
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The US Treasury (OFAC) source confirms the sanctioned individuals are embedded across Lebanon's parliament, military, and security sectors, and mentions the Iranian ambassador-designate.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has launched sanctions against nine individuals accused of enabling Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah’s efforts to undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty, the US State Department announced on …
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-896991
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web search NEUTRAL — 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…
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0505
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web search NEUTRAL — The US responded by blockading Iranian ports to prevent vessels linked to Tehran being able to use the route. President Trump earlier warned that the US ceasefire with Iran is "on life support" after …
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/government-sanctions-iran-us-w…
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“The nine include four Hezbollah members, including Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb Fanich, a leader in Hezbollah’s executive council; Nizammeddine Fadlallah, one of the group’s elected members of the Lebanese parliament, and longtime officials Ibrahim al-Moussawi and Hussein Al-Hajj Hassan”
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The US Treasury (OFAC) specifically names Fanich, Fadlallah, al-Moussawi, and Hassan as designated individuals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hussein Hajj Hassan is a Lebanese politician from Hezbollah, founder of the Islamic Union of Lebanese Students in France and minister of industry. He was the head of Hezbollah's "Educational mobilizat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Hajj_Hassan
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web search NEUTRAL — Fanich, Fadlallah, al-Moussawi, and Hassan are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act on behalf of, direc…
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0505
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web search NEUTRAL — Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary bloc MP Hussein Hajj Hasan stressed on Thursday that the national sovereignty can never be achieved in light of continuous Israeli occupation …
https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/16507/
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“Also on the list was Iranian ambassador-designate to Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, and two security officials with the Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement, Ahmad Asaad Baalbaki and Ali Ahmad Safawi”
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The US Treasury (OFAC) explicitly lists Mohammad Reza Sheibani, Ahmad Asaad Baalbaki, and Ali Ahmad Safawi.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Reza Sheibani (Sheibani) is the Iranian Ambassador designate to Lebanon, whom Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry declared persona non grata after it withdrew its approval of his candidature and order…
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0505
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web search NEUTRAL — Here is what to know about the remote but strategic base. Hub for US operations.An aerial view of Diego Garcia Island where the joint military base between Britain and the United States is located.
https://english.aawsat.com/features/5253762-what-know-about-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cooperation between Moscow, Tehran, and Ankara on Syria has resulted in political and security achievements, but while Russia and Iran are the fixed sides of this triangle, Turkey is unstable and unre…
https://valdaiclub.com/about/experts/8059/
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“two security officials – a branch chief with the Lebanese Armed Forces, Samir Hamadi, and Khattar Nasser Eldin, a top official with the General Directorate for General Security – faced sanctions”
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The US Treasury (OFAC) explicitly names Brigadier General Khattar Nasser Eldin and Colonel Samir Hamadi as sanctioned security officials.
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web search NEUTRAL — DGS National Security Department Chief Brigadier General Khattar Nasser Eldin (Nasser Eldin) and LAF Intelligence Directorate Dahiyah Branch Chief Colonel Samir Hamadi (Hamadi) have shared important i…
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0505
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanon is expecting the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week at a time when the Lebanese economic-political map is being redrawn and while Lebanon is suffering its most serious econom…
https://ejmagnier.com/2019/03/18/the-us-is-pushing-lebanon-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — General Joseph Aoun, welcomed Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and addressed him, stating: "Mr. President, I welcome you and express my gratitude for the trust and faith you have placed in this institutio…
https://lebanesearmy.gov.lb/en/content/lebanese-armed-forces…
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“US officials are also offering a reward of up to $10m for information leading to the “disruption of the financial mechanisms” of the group”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the US government's offer of a reward up to $10 million for information to disrupt Hezbollah's financial mechanisms.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States on Monday offered a reward of up to $10 million (€8.9 million) for information that would allow the US to disrupt the finances of Lebanon's Shiite militant movement Hezbollah.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-offers-10-million-for-information-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information that disrupts the finances of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant organization.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-offers-reward-for-information-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US State Department is offering as much as $10m for information on senior Hezbollah operative Muhammad Kawtharani in its latest effort to target individuals carrying out activities on behalf of Ir…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-offers-10-million-info…
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“Israeli air raids targeted multiple towns across southern Lebanon on Thursday, killing one person travelling via motorcycle in the Tyre district”
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While sources confirm Israeli air raids in southern Lebanon and the Tyre district, the specific casualty count and timing vary. One source mentions 7 killed on Thursday, another mentions 4 in Ramadiyeh, and another mentions a motorcycle death on Friday evening, contradicting the 'one person on Thursday' claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli air raids have killed at least four people in southern Lebanon as dozens were reported killed across the war-battered country over the past two days, on this punishing front of the wider confl…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/israeli-air-raids-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — AT LEAST seven people were killed during Israeli air raids in southern Lebanon on Thursday.An Israeli attack on the town of Ramadiyeh, in the Tyre district, killed at least four people and wounded thr…
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/israeli-air-raids-so…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli strikes on a vehicle and motorcycle in southern Lebanon Friday evening killed at least one citizen and wounded others, marking a violation of the first day of the truce.
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/04/18/361502/
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“Israeli shelling was reported in the towns of Baraachit and Kfar Dounine, while a separate drone attack hit the town of Yaroun”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding shelling in Baraachit and Kfar Dounine or a drone attack in Yaroun.
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“an Israeli air strike on the town of Deir Qanoun en-Nahr that killed at least 14 people on Tuesday”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an air strike in Deir Qanoun en-Nahr killing 14 people on Tuesday.
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“Hezbollah... carried out a series of attacks targeting Israeli forces across southern parts of the country, including near Deir Siryan and Qouzah”
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“Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health says Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,089 people and wounded at least 9,397 since March 2”
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“Political negotiations are expected to resume on June 2 and 3, while security-focused talks are scheduled for May 29 at the Pentagon between Israeli and Lebanese military representatives”
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“Lebanon’s army confirmed its “military delegation that will participate in the negotiations at the Pentagon””
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