US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Lebanon is expected to focus on Hezbollah, even though the political party is not directly related to his visit.
The United States has not set a date to impose its sanctions on Hezbollah, which will affect all Lebanese figures and entities linked to the political party. However, both Democrats and Republicans have agreed to the said sanctions, which means that their final decision is almost complete. The US government is yet to identify the names of Hezbollah figures, which are expected to include politicians from different sects in Lebanon.
MTV sources have revealed that a file has been recently referred to the US National Security Advisor, which includes a proposal to sanction 40 Lebanese figures who are related to Hezbollah and foreign countries. The shocking part of this is that the list mentions names of prominent authorities as well as ministers in the Lebanese government.
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