# US designates Hezbollah an Iranian proxy, sanctions funding network

https://mins.news/en/item/28374

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-21 12:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/us-designates-hezbollah-an-iranian-proxy-sanctions-funding-network?traffic_source=rss

> The US Treasury has redesignated Lebanon-based Hezbollah as an Iranian proxy, describing it as an extension of the IRGC’s Quds Force. Washington also sanctioned 10 people allegedly involved in a network accused of moving hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah through couriers across Lebanon, Turkiye, the UAE and Iran.

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