A US official visiting Lebanon calls on its authorities to end “the malign influence of Iran through Hezbollah,” adding that his country is determined to cut off Tehran’s funding of the Islamist terror group.
“We think the key for the Lebanese people getting their country back is ending the malign influence of Iran through Hezbollah in Lebanon,” deputy director for counter-terrorism John Hurley tells journalists.
The US “administration is very serious about cutting off Iran’s funding” to Hezbollah, he adds.
Hurley is part of a delegation led by Sebastian Gorka, Washington’s counterterrorism director, which has been meeting Lebanese officials since Sunday.
A Lebanese official who requested anonymity to speak freely, tells AFP that the delegation delivered a “clear and firm” message on the need to actively fight against Hezbollah’s funding sources.
According to the US Treasury, Iran has transferred more than $1 billion to the group since January.
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