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Beirut – “Al-Quds Al-Arabi”: The United States Treasury approved a new series of sanctions against companies and personalities related to Hezbollah without affecting politicians, such as former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and former Minister of Finance. Yusef Fenianos Public Works.
On this occasion, the sanctions targeted two companies linked to Hezbollah, “ARC Consulting” and “Meamar”, in addition to the party’s leader, Sultan Khalifa Al-Assad, in his capacity as supervisor of the two companies. After imposing these sanctions, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo considered that “Hezbollah is deceiving the Lebanese and exploiting their economy.”
The sanctions statement read: “Lebanese political leaders have always taken advantage of the Lebanese economy’s lack of transparency to hide their self-enrichment while seeking to defend the rights of their people. And despite their claims to the contrary, the Hezbollah terror group is implicated in this hoax like other actors.
Currently, the United States identifies two Hezbollah-linked companies and one Hezbollah official under Executive Order 13224, as amended. The United States classifies Arch Consulting and Meamar Construction as owned or controlled or administered by Hezbollah, a foreign terrorist organization designated by the United States and a global terrorist. . We appoint Sultan Khalifa Al-Asaad for being a leader or official in Hezbollah.
The statement added, “Arch Consulting and Meamar Construction are two of the many companies affiliated with the Hezbollah Executive Council, and Hezbollah has used these companies to hide its economic activity and evade US sanctions. Hezbollah cooperated with former Lebanese minister Youssef Fenianos to ensure that Ark and Mimar obtained contracts with the Lebanese government worth millions of dollars, and the two companies sent part of these funds to the Executive Council of Hezbollah. The United States appointed Vinianus on September 8 for abusing his ministerial position to provide material support to Hezbollah. ARC Consulting was previously part of Jihad al-Binaa, a prominent Hezbollah construction company that was identified by the United States in 2007 and is still providing funding. Sultan Khalifa Al-Asaad oversees ARC, Mimar, and other Hezbollah companies in his position on Hezbollah’s Executive Council, where he helps manage the terror group’s municipal affairs. Other “.
He concluded: “Hezbollah is exploiting Lebanon’s corrupt system like other parties, while the Lebanese people have been demonstrating against corruption for almost a year and demanding that their government address their basic needs after decades of political imbalance. The Lebanese people he deserves better than that, and the United States will continue to support his calls to end corruption. ” And a more responsive governance. “
