Following the US Department of the Treasury’s amendment of Hezbollah’s legal designation and the imposition of fresh sanctions targeting its financial networks, the group issued a formal response.

Hezbollah stated that the measures—which accuse the organization of operating in service to Iran under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—“will not deter us from adhering to the path of resistance and the right of Lebanon and the Lebanese to defend their land, sovereignty and resources.”

The resistance group emphasized that it maintains a proud, fraternal relationship with Iran, asserting in its statement that it “does not need anyone to vouch for its Lebanese identity and patriotism.”