Lebanon fighting ‘terror financing,’ says president

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun told US officials his country was tackling money laundering and the financing of terrorism, days after Washington imposed sanctions on three Hezbollah members.

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The trio were accused of money laundering to fund Lebanon's Hezbollah group, designated a terrorist organisation by the United States and other Western powers.

The US delegation’s visit to Beirut, headed by senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka, came as Washington works to cut off Iran-backed Hezbollah's funding and Lebanon's government tries to disarm it.

The group was severely weakened in its most recent war with Israel, which was halted by a November 2024 ceasefire.