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January 30, 2019

Economic Warfare Is Taking a Toll on Hizballah but Stricter Measures Are Necessary

The terrorist group must spend money to remain popular.

Since January 2017, the Trump administration has taken a variety of steps not only to tighten sanctions on Iran, but also to sanction directly its Lebanese proxy Hizballah. Ali Bakeer argues that these measures, if strengthened further and aimed against both the terrorist group’s own financial empire and the financial pipeline from Tehran, can significantly weaken it:

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