SITUATION REPORT

U.S., Lebanon: Trump Administration Sanctions Lebanese Officials Over Hezbollah Influence

May 22, 2026 | 17:09 GMT

The United States' Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on May 21 sanctioned nine Hezbollah-aligned individuals in Lebanon (including sitting Hezbollah members of parliament), Lebanese military and security officials, and Iran's designated ambassador to Lebanon, accusing them of helping Hezbollah preserve influence inside Lebanese state institutions and obstructing efforts to disarm the group, Reuters reported the same day....

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