DR Congo Freezes Assets of Lebanese 'Bread King' under US Sanctions
DR Congo said Tuesday it had frozen the assets of a Lebanese businessman dubbed the Bread King after Washington accused him of financing Hezbollah.
DR Congo said Tuesday it had frozen the assets of a Lebanese businessman dubbed the Bread King after Washington accused him of financing Hezbollah.
The US Treasury added three top Hezbollah figures to its list of sanctioned individuals on Tuesday, including two members of the Lebanese Parliament and a security official responsible for coordinating between Hezbollah and Lebanon's security agencies.
U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, Brian Hook, said that Washington's sanctions are "draining Iran’s support to its proxies", stressing that these groups have now less access to revenue.