U.S. Treasury names Canada as an operations base for Hezbollah terror funding

The U.S. designated a Qatar-based CEO and his Canada-based company, alleging the business was used to launder money to the terrorist group Hezbollah


The U.S. Treasury Department has officially designated Canada as a base of operations for funding the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, with 16 individuals and groups named in a sweeping announcement to cut off funds to the Islamic regime’s proxy forces.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated a network of 16 individuals and entities, including Canada as a base of operations, for a Hezbollah financier and former public investment official, Alaa Hassan Hamieh, and her associates. ---More...


Canada tied to global terror finance investigation

The United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Vancouver-based company accused of links to a financial network supporting Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist organization.

U.S. officials say the sanctions target a global network that allegedly funneled more than $100 million through international companies operating across multiple countries — including Canada.

The sanctioned firm, Seven Seas for International Trading and Logistics, is alleged to be connected to individuals involved with Hezbollah’s finance operations.

Assets under U.S. jurisdiction are now frozen, and American entities are prohibited from conducting business with those sanctioned.

More developments expected.


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