The US House of Representatives have backed new sanctions on Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia, as the group tries to recover from its costly involvement in Syria.
Backed by Iran, Hezbollah has been fighting on the side of the Syrian regime. The move against an ally of Iran came as part of a US effort to hit at Tehran without immediately moving to undermine an international nuclear agreement.
Three Hezbollah-related measures passed, without opposition, by voice vote.
On Thursday, the House will vote on another bill calling for additional sanctions on Iran related to its ballistic missiles programme.
President Donald Trump said on October 13 he would not certify that Iran is complying with an international agreement on its nuclear programme, and threatened that he might ultimately terminate the accord.
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