U.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Entities, Individuals in Lebanon, Oman

August 30, 2019

Publication: 

Radio Free Europe

Related Country: 

  • Lebanon
  • Palestine

The U.S. Treasury Department targeted a Lebanon-based financial network funneling money from Iran to Hezbollah and Hamas. Among other entities, the Treasury sanctioned Jammal Trust Bank "for supporting Hezbollah's illicit financial and banking activities," declaring it a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). Jammal Trust allegedly had a relationship with a Hezbollah financial entity and provided services to entities controlled by Hezbollah, including the Martyrs Foundation. In partnership with Oman, the United States also sanctioned four individuals who allegedly acted as middlemen to funnel tens of millions of dollars from Iran to Hamas in the Gaza Strip via Hezbollah: Muhammad Sarur, Kamal Abdelrahman Aref Awad, Fawaz Mahmud Ali Nasser, and Muhammad Kamal al-Ayy.