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Hizbullah Facing Financial Squeeze as Supply Lines from Iran Are Severed


(Washington Post) Mohamad El Chamaa - Hizbullah is struggling with a looming financial crisis after traditional supply lines of money from Iran have been severed. This comes at a time when Hizbullah is under pressure to compensate its Lebanese constituents disgruntled with the slow pace of reconstruction after their villages and neighborhoods were damaged in the recent war with Israel. Along Lebanon's eastern border, the new Syrian government has started to crack down on smugglers affiliated with Hizbullah, sparking clashes between them and the Syrian army. Lebanese banks have refused to process transfers from the group's supporters abroad out of fear of violating U.S. sanctions on Hizbullah financial activities.
2025-02-23 00:00:00
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