The US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, said in a press statement, “The United States will continue to impose sanctions against Hezbollah and its Lebanese allies and those involved in corruption.”
“We will continue regardless of the border demarcation talks (between Lebanon and Israel) and regardless of the formation of the government,” he added.
Washington, which classifies Hezbollah as a “terrorist” group and has imposed sanctions on it for years, imposed sanctions against former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, who is a deputy for the Amal Movement led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and the former Minister of Works and Transport Yusef Fenianous who is affiliated with the Marada movement. On charges of their support for the party and their involvement in “corruption”.
Schenker recently led efforts that led Lebanon and Israel to announce the start of negotiations on maritime border demarcation.
The first session was held between the two parties on the fourteenth of this month in the presence of Schenker and under the auspices of the United Nations and at its headquarters in the city of Naqoura in southern Lebanon.
In response to a question about Washington’s position on assigning Hariri, Schenker said, “We stand with the Lebanese people, and we continue to insist on the need for any new government to implement reforms, adopt transparency and fight corruption.”
On Thursday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun assigned Hariri to form the new government. The latter is expected to face a difficult task amid sharp political divisions and the resentment of the street against the ruling class.
Hariri’s nomination comes at a time when Lebanon is witnessing an economic collapse and the international community is waiting for officials to undertake necessary reforms that they have so far failed to achieve, as a condition for providing necessary financial support to the country.
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