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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo compared “Hezbollah” to “ISIS” and “Al-Qaeda”, welcoming the growing number of countries that recently banned “Hezbollah” activities on their territory and classified it as a “terrorist organization”.
Pompeo said in a statement that “Guatemala’s decision to classify” Hezbollah, “with its two wings (political and military), as a terrorist organization, showed its determination to confront this dangerous organization.
Furthermore, Pompeo compared “Hezbollah” to “Al Qaeda” and “ISIS” in terms of their expansion throughout the world, “as revealed by plans that have been discovered and prevented their occurrence in recent years in the American and European continents. , African and Asian, and the Middle East, “he said. .
He also recalled similar decisions taken by Germany, Lithuania and Kosovo, as well as a promise in this context from Serbia. And he considered, “These crucial decisions constitute an admission that” Hezbollah “, with its two wings (political and military), is a terrorist organization and represents a great threat in Europe and the rest of the world.
Notably, the Estonian government announced on Thursday the imposition of sanctions on “Hezbollah” for what it considers “its terrorist activities”, describing it as “a major threat to international security and the security of Estonia”. A statement posted on the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Twitter account read: “At the proposal of the Foreign Minister, the government decided to impose sanctions on Hezbollah for its terrorist activities.” The statement added that “Estonia’s decision imposes an entry ban on members of” Hezbollah “, who belong to its military and political wings, and imposes sanctions on certain leaders of the organization, who will be appointed during the next period. .
In turn, Guatemala announced on Friday that it had classified all branches of “Hezbollah” as a terrorist organization, becoming the eighth country to classify the party as a terrorist organization in 2020.
