The US Treasury Department today sanctioned one Democratic Republic of Congo-based and two Lebanon-based individuals accused of financing Hezbollah: Saleh Assi, Nazem Said Ahmad and Tony Saab.
The money laundering designations come a day after Bloomberg reported that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo personally intervened to release $115 million in economic aid to Lebanon that had been delayed for a month at the behest of Hezbollah hawks in the Donald Trump administration and Congress. And earlier this month, the White House released $105 million in Lebanese military assistance after a months-long hold.
