#US blacklists companies accused of #Hezbollah ties
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The #united_states moved Thursday to blacklist a group of companies it claimed covertly helped #Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement acquire components for surveillance #drones. The US Treasury placed sanctions on Beirut-based Stars Group Holding, which it said purchased electronics and other technology via offices in China and Dubai to support Hezbollah’s military operations. That included the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that the Treasury claimed were used against rebels in Syria and for surveillance of Israeli sites. read more