Germany Preparing Blanket Ban for Iran-Backed Hezbollah

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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is preparing to issue a ban on Hezbollah that would extend restrictions on the Iran-backed group to cover all its activities in Germany.

Ministries are still working on a so-called “activity ban,” according to a government official, who confirmed an earlier report in Der Spiegel magazine and asked not to be identified by name.