Blinken Calls Hezbollah ‘Threat,’ US Blacklists 7 Lebanese Nationals WASHINGTON—The United States on Tuesday called on governments worldwide to take action against Lebanon’s Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, as the Treasury Department sanctioned seven Lebanese nationals it said were connected to the group and its financial firm, Al-Qard al-Hassan (AQAH). “The threat that Hizballah (Hezbollah) poses to the United States, our allies, and interests in the Middle East and globally, calls for countries around the world to take steps to restrict its activities and disrupt its facilitation networks,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on the action against the group, designated a terrorist organization by Washington.