US sanctions Hezbollah officials working to aid Iran’s agriculture sector

Published May 17, 2018 7:13pm ET



The Trump administration’s crackdown on Iranian proxies continued Thursday, when it designated as terrorists two Hezbollah officials who conduct diplomacy for Iran while engaging in drug trafficking and money laundering.

“The savage and depraved acts of one of Hezbollah’s most prominent financiers cannot be tolerated,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday. “This administration will expose and disrupt Hezbollah and Iranian terror networks at every turn, including those with ties to the Central Bank of Iran.”

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