Pompeo: We stand with the Lebanese people; we will keep using all tools at our disposal to counter Hezbollah’s threat

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that they stand with the people of Lebanon to fight against corruption and terrorism.

In a post on Twitter, he wrote “Today we designated two prominent Lebanese businessmen whose illicit financial activity supports Hezbollah. We will continue to use all the tools at our disposal to counter the threat Hezbollah poses.”

We stand with the people of #Lebanon to fight against corruption and terrorism. Today we designated two prominent Lebanese businessmen whose illicit financial activity supports Hizballah. We will continue to use all the tools at our disposal to counter the threat Hizballah poses.

— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 13, 2019