After the US sanctions… how did Hezbollah respond?
Hezbollah issued a statement in response to the US sanctions, saying:
“What was issued by the US State and Treasury Departments in the form of sanctions targeting elected Lebanese MPs, officers in the army and General Security, and officials in Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, is an American attempt to intimidate the free Lebanese people in order to support the Israeli aggression against our country, and to give it a false political boost after the failure of its crimes to deter Lebanese from exercising their legitimate right of resistance in defense of their homeland.
The accusation made by the American administration against our MPs and officials is their refusal to disarm the resistance and their opposition to projects of surrender that the US administration is trying to push our country into for the benefit of the Israeli entity. This accusation applies to the majority of the people who are committed to resistance and reject surrender. These sanctions are a badge of honor on the chests of those targeted, further confirming the correctness of our choice, and in their effect they are not worth the ink they were written with, and they will have no practical impact on our choices or on the continuation of the work of our brothers and officials in serving their people and defending their interests and sovereignty.
As for targeting Lebanese officers on the eve of meetings at the Pentagon, this is a blatant attempt to intimidate our official security institutions and subjugate the state to US guardianship conditions. This decision is a message to those who claim friendship with the United States, which seeks to undermine national institutions. The Lebanese authorities must defend their constitutional, security, and military institutions in order to preserve national sovereignty and the dignity of Lebanon and the Lebanese people.”
