Posts Tagged: US Hezbollah
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before talks can resume on a halt to Israel's military operations in Lebanon, five sources familiar with the...
Balancing Act: Lebanese President Aoun Affirms Hope for Peace with Israel, Balks At Normalization
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday carefully affirmed his country’s desire for peace with Israel while cautioning that Beirut is not ready to normalize relations...
Hezbollah Rejects US-Backed Disarmament Proposal
Hezbollah has vowed to keep its weapons, rejecting a US-backed disarmament proposal amid increasing pressure from the Lebanese government and Israeli threats following new airstrikes...
US Targets Iran-Backed Hezbollah With New Sanctions, Treasury Departments Says
The United States targeted two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators with new sanctions on Thursday for their role in coordinating financial transfers to the Iran-backed terrorist group,...
US Offers $10 Million Reward for Tips on Hezbollah’s Fiscal Networks
JNS.org - The United States announced on Friday that it will offer a $10 million reward for “information leading to the disruption of the financial...
Pompeo Vows to Maintain US Pressure on Iran Over Past Terrorist Outrages in Argentina and Bulgaria
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo affirmed over the weekend that the US government was continuing to exert "maximum pressure on Iran" to bring to justice...
Yes — US Aid to Lebanon Funds Hezbollah
JNS.org - While the US-designated terror group Hezbollah has denied any direct connection to the Lebanese government, if a group of US lawmakers gets its...
US Announces $7 Million Reward for Capture of Key Hezbollah Planner of 1994 Argentina Jewish Center Bombing Center
The US State Department on Friday announced a $7 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a dual Lebanese-Colombian citizen alleged to have...
Newly-Passed Act Will Combat Hezbollah Financing, Drug Trafficking and Recruitment Activities
American efforts to cut the flow of funds to the Hezbollah terrorist organization -- the Iranian regime's proxy in Lebanon -- took another step forward...
US Imposes Sanctions on Hezbollah Financier
JNS.org - The United States has imposed sanctions on Lebanese financier Ali Youssef Charara and his telecommunications company, Spectrum Investment Group Holding SAL, for supporting the...
Obama to Sign Bill Cutting Off Financing for Hezbollah
JNS.org - President Barack Obama will sign into law a bill that cuts off financing for Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese terror group. “The president will sign this...
US Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Cut Off Financing for Hezbollah
JNS.org - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that seeks to target and cut off financing for the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah. The bill, co-sponsored...
Report: U.S., Hezbollah in Indirect Talks Via London Diplomats
Jerusalem Post - The US and Hezbollah are in secret indirect talks managed by London dealing with the fight against Al-Qaida, regional stability and other...
US Members of Congress Call for Renewed Push Against EU for Failure to Blacklist Hezbollah
Jerusalem Post - After developments on Wednesday set back efforts to convince the European Union to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, members...
