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U.S. sanctions Lebanese officials it says are obstructing Hezbollah's disarmament

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The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Hezbollah-aligned Lebanese officials it said had used their influence to obstruct Lebanon's peace process and delay Hezbollah's disarmament, along with members of a Hezbollah-associated business network overseen by Alaa Hassan Hamieh.

Why it matters

Washington was pressing Beirut on disarmament as the Iran deal took effect; eight days later disarmament became the condition for Israeli withdrawal in the Israel-Lebanon framework.

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