Iran Press/ America: Resistance groups in Iraq have been targeting US forces since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
But the US Treasury suggested that the groups have also been cooperating with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has been involved in a daily exchange of fire with Israel.
“KH sent fighters from Iraq to Lebanon on flights operated by Fly Baghdad and US-designated Al-Nasr Wings to attend special operations training run by Hezbollah,” the Treasury said in a statement.
The US has also announced its fifth round of sanctions since October 7 on what the Department of the Treasury say are Hamas-linked individuals and businesses.
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the Treasury said the new measure targets “networks of Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, their owners, and associates”.
“In conjunction with this action, Australia and the UK are also placing sanctions on key Hamas officials and facilitators,” he said.
Britain’s foreign office said its sanctions targeted Zuheir Shamlakh, a man known as Hamas’ “main money changer”, and a key figure involved in the group’s shift towards cryptocurrencies who helped transfer money from Iran to Hamas ahead of the group’s October 7 attacks. 204
