The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators based in Lebanon and Iran for coordinating funding to support the group’s “terrorist activities.”
According to a press release issued by the Department of the Treasury on Thursday, the individuals played central roles in transferring money from overseas donors, including funds from Iran intended for Hezbollah and its affiliates.
Among those sanctioned are Muiin Daqiq al-Amili, who coordinated cash deliveries from Iran to Lebanon, Fadi Nehme, an accountant tied to Hezbollah’s Central Finance Unit, and Hasan Abdallah Nehme, who managed large transactions across Africa, including funding the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
According to the statement, the sanctions, issued under Executive Order 13224, freeze the individuals’ US-linked assets and prohibit American entities from engaging with them, as part of Washington’s broader campaign to disrupt Hezbollah’s financial networks and apply maximum economic pressure on Iran and its proxies.
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