BEIRUT (Reuters) - Future U.S. sanctions could target allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon, extending beyond direct affiliates of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group, a U.S. envoy said on Thursday.
"In the future we will designate, because we have to, individuals in Lebanon who are aiding and assisting Hezbollah, regardless of their sect or religion," the new U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs David Schenker said in an interview with Lebanon's LBCI television.
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