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U.S. Sanctions Head of Hezbollah in Joint Action With Qatar

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  • Nasrallah designated for destabilizing actions in Middle East
  • Seven nations including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, impose sanctions
Hassan Nasrallah
Hassan Nasrallah

Photographer: Patrick Baz/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. sanctioned the leader of Hezbollah for destabilizing actions with Iran in the Middle East in a joint action with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and three other Gulf partners.

Hassan Nasrallah was sanctioned for acting on behalf of Hezbollah, which he has led since 1992, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. Members of the newly created Terrorist Financing and Targeting Center, which includes Oman, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, joined in the sanctions. Treasury previously sanctioned Nasrallah for disrupting the Middle East peace process in 1995 and for actions in Syria in 2012.