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The United States Department of State has issued sanctions against individuals operating within Saudi Arabia, such as Hamas financial figures [1], [2] and Hezbollah al Hejaz members involved in the Khobar Towers bombing [3], [4], [5], [6]. Additionally, the Department has historically engaged in diplomatic and security discourse regarding the sovereignty and defense of Saudi Arabia [7].
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Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East - Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org 6 facts
claimThe US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas Finance Committee leader in Saudi Arabia Mahir Jawad Yunis Salah in 2015 for overseeing the transfer of millions of dollars from Iran and Saudi Arabia to Hamas’ military wing.
claimThe US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas senior financial officer Abu Ubaydah Khayri Hafiz al Agha in 2015 for his involvement in funding, investment, and money transfers to Hamas in Saudi Arabia.
claimThe U.S. State Department sanctioned Hezbollah al Hejaz member Ali Saed Bin Ali el Hoorie in 2001 for carrying out the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
claimThe U.S. State Department sanctioned Hezbollah al Hejaz leader Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed al Nasser in 2001 for carrying out the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
claimThe U.S. State Department sanctioned Hezbollah al Hejaz senior leader and military wing head Ahmad Ibrahim al Mughassil in 2001 for carrying out the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
claimThe U.S. State Department sanctioned Hezbollah al Hejaz member Ibrahim Salih Mohammed al Yacoub in 2001 for carrying out the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 1 fact
accountOn August 7, 1990, State Department spokesperson Margaret Tutweiler described Iraqi troops as massing on the border and presented Joseph Wilson's meeting with Saddam Hussein negatively, reinforcing the narrative that Iraq would not leave Kuwait, would not negotiate, and was about to invade Saudi Arabia.