The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions on individuals and entities tied to Iran, targeting the financial lifelines of Iran's "proxy networks" in the Middle East.
In a statement, the Treasury Department said the move is part of its ongoing campaign for the economic isolation of Iran. The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has officially added various individuals and entities to its sanctions list for providing support to Iranian "proxy groups", including members of Lebanon's Hezbollah.
On Aug 24, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the United States was launching a new round of sanctions aimed at the economic isolation of Iran to ramp up pressure on it.
U.S. Treasury announces sanctions on Iran-linked individuals, entities
Israel's military said on Thursday it had destroyed more than 2 km of underground Hezbollah infrastructure at the Ali al-Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, after taking control of the area above and below ground.
The military said the network contained a command complex, weapons stores and living quarters, as well as dozens of Iranian-made rockets, missiles and drones, anti-tank missiles, mines and explosives.
It said the tunnels had been built over two decades with Iranian funding and included a command center belonging to Hezbollah's Badr unit, a major regional military division responsible for southern Lebanon's territory north of the Litani River up to the Sidon area.
Hezbollah did not immediately comment on the Israeli announcement.
Lebanon's official National News Agency reported Thursday that the Israeli army carried out a powerful explosion at Ali al-Taher Hill on the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, causing tremors and a loud blast that was strongly heard across Nabatieh and surrounding areas.
The Ali al-Taher Ridge, about 15 km from the Israeli border, has become a key battleground in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Israeli forces remain deployed in territory in southern Lebanon despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and repeated Lebanese demands for their withdrawal.
Israel says destroyed Hezbollah tunnel network in S. Lebanon
