President of the Republic Michel Aoun commented on the measure of the US Treasury Department, saying that "this measure, which is repeated from time to time, contradicts previous American positions that confirm the commitment of Lebanon and its banking sector to international conventions related to combating money laundering and preventing their use. In terrorist attacks or in other practices punishable by law. "
President Aoun stressed that "Lebanon regrets the resort of the United States to these measures, especially in terms of targeting two elected deputies, will pursue the matter with the competent US authorities to build on the thing required."
On the other hand, the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said that the US sanctions on the parliamentarians of the "Hezbollah" represents a "new trend", but it will not affect the work of the government or parliament in Lebanon.
In a statement issued by his office, Hariri called for "not exaggerating the US sanctions, saying that this is a new issue and we will deal with it in the way we see fit."
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri also said that the new US sanctions on prominent figures in Hezbollah were an attack on the Lebanese parliament and Lebanon and directed the IPU to take the necessary position on this unreasonable behavior.
In an interview with . on the US decision on the new sanctions against prominent figures in Hezbollah, the adviser and researcher on regional affairs, Rifat al-Badawi, said in an interview with the program "Window on Lebanon" and asked the government of Lebanon to sever its contacts with the party members covered by the sanctions. How can the US government and administration ask another government to step down and implement its demands to sever relations with its members? These are Lebanese government representatives, how the United States can interfere with Lebanese sovereignty and interfere in the internal affairs of the state. "
"The Lebanese government must reject these dictates and US demands, because if one of these requests is met, it will be an incentive for the United States to continue to put pressure on Lebanon," he said. David Satterfield for the demarcation of the border and to hold direct talks with the Israeli enemy, which is part of the US punishment for this, in addition to the recent actions by the Lebanese army to establish Lebanon's right to its territorial waters and land borders, and this is what angered the United States. "
The US Treasury Department announced on Tuesday the imposition of sanctions on the head of the "Loyalty to the Resistance" parliamentary MP Mohammad Raad, MP Amin Shri, and the head of the liaison and coordination Wafik Safa, claiming that "these exploit their political positions to facilitate the work of Hezbollah's malicious agenda and support Iran "He said.
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