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• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ziyad al Nakhalah in 2014 for his involvement in terrorist attacks against Israel.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ramadan Shallah in 1995 for disrupting the Middle East peace process.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hezbollah representative in South America Bilal Mohsen Wehbe in 2010 for overseeing Hezbollah’s counterintelligence activity in the Tri-Border Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) and facilitating the transfer of funds from Brazil to Hezbollah.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned External Security Organization head Talal Hamiyah in 2012 for aiding Hezbollah’s global terrorist activities.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hezbollah senior leader Husayn al Shami in 2006 for leading Bayt al Mal, a bank, creditor, and investment arm for Hezbollah.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas Political Bureau Deputy Chief in Syria Musa Abu Marzouk in 1995 for disrupting the Middle East peace process and in 2003 for committing acts of terrorism.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas senior leader in Lebanon Usama Hamdan in 2003 for committing acts of terrorism.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in 1995 for threatening to disrupt the Middle East peace process, in 2012 for overseeing Hezbollah’s support for Syria’s Assad regime, and in 2018 for acting on behalf of Hezbollah as its leader.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas Political Bureau member in Syria Imad Khalil al Alami in 2003 for committing acts of terrorism.
• Executive Order 13438, signed by President George W. Bush in 2007, allows the U.S. Treasury or State Departments to designate individuals or entities that have committed or pose a risk of committing violence that threatens the peace and stability of Iraq.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas financial operative in Lebanon Muhammad Sarur in 2019 for managing money transfers from the Qods Force to the Izz ad Din al Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing.
• Executive Order 13224, signed by President George W. Bush in 2001, authorizes the U.S. Treasury or State Departments to designate foreign individuals or organizations as Specially Designated Global Terrorists for committing or posing a risk of committing acts of terrorism that threaten U.S. interests. This designation blocks assets in the United States and prohibits transactions with U.S. individuals or companies.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas senior operative Rawhi Mushtaha in 2015 for helping found the forerunner of the Izz ad Din al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
• The 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.
• Effective implementation of the JCPOA requires a coordinated interagency process involving the U.S. Departments of State, Energy, and Treasury, as well as the intelligence community.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas military commander Abu Anas al Ghandour in 2017 for his involvement in Hamas terrorist operations, including a 2006 attack on the Israeli Defense Forces outpost at the Kerem Shalom border crossing.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hezbollah operative Ali Atwa in 2001 for his involvement in the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 on June 14, 1985.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Palestinian Islamic Jihad Deputy Secretary General Muhammad al Hindi in 2019 for committing acts of terrorism that threaten U.S. interests and national security.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas leader in Gaza Abdel Aziz Rantisi in 2003 for reporting to Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
• The 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.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas Political Bureau member Salih al Aruri in 2015 for funding and directing military operations in the West Bank against Israel.
• Executive Order 13752, signed by President Barack Obama in 2011, allows the U.S. Treasury or State Departments to designate individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses and repression in Syria, including the IRGC-Qods Force and its commanders.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Izz ad Din al Qassam Brigades commander Muhammad Deif in 2015 for deploying suicide bombers, directing the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers, and designing Hamas’ offensive strategy against Israel.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hezbollah senior military commander Mustafa Badr al Din in 2012 for aiding Hezbollah’s terrorist activities and in 2015 for coordinating Hezbollah’s military activities in Syria.
• Executive Order 12947, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1995, allowed the U.S. Treasury or State Departments to designate foreign individuals or organizations as Specially Designated Terrorists for disrupting the Middle East peace process. President Donald Trump terminated this order in 2019 and transferred its designations to Executive Order 13224.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas financial associate Kamal Abdelrahman Aref in 2019 for coordinating with Muhammad Sarur to transfer money from the Qods Force to Hamas.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas Political Bureau and Executive Committee Head in Syria Khalid Mishaal in 2003 for committing acts of terrorism.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas operative Muhammad Hisham Muhammad Ismail Abu Ghazal in 2011 for facilitating and disseminating improvised explosive devices.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas financial auditor Fawaz Mahmud Ali Nasser in 2019 for transferring Iranian funds through Hezbollah to Hamas and managing funds related to Hamas prisoners.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hammad in 2016 for coordinating terrorist cells in Gaza and establishing Al Aqsa TV, a Hamas media outlet.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas Political Bureau president Ismail Haniyeh in 2018 for his reported involvement in terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens and links to Hamas’ military wing.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hezbollah operative Hasan Izz al Din in 2001 for his involvement in the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 on June 14, 1985.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Palestinian Islamic Jihad co-founder and ideological leader Abd al Aziz Awda in 1995 for disrupting the Middle East peace process.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hezbollah senior commander Ali Mussa Daqduq al Musawi in 2012 for planning the attack on U.S. troops at the Karbala Joint Provincial Coordination Center in Iraq on January 20, 2007.
• Executive Order 13611, signed by President Barack Obama in 2012, allows the U.S. Treasury or State Departments to designate individuals and entities that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Yemen.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Palestinian Islamic Jihad Higher Military Council member Baha Abu al Ata in 2019 for committing acts of terrorism that threaten U.S. interests and national security.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas founder and Gaza leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in 1995 for disrupting the Middle East peace process and in 2003 for committing acts of terrorism.
• The US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas senior operative Yahya Sinwar in 2015 for helping found the forerunner of the Izz ad Din al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Islamic Jihad Organization Head Imad Fayez Mughniyah in 2001 for committing, or posing a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten U.S. interests or national security; the United States delisted him in 2011 for no longer meeting the designation criteria under Executive Order 13224.
• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah in 1995 for serving as a leading ideological figure of Hezbollah.