Amid daily violations by Israel, the Trump administration vows to cut the Lebanese group “from the global financial system.”
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Published February 10, 2026
The United States has imposed sanctions on a Lebanese gold company for ties to Hezbollah, as the U.S. government seeks to cut off the group’s sources of income.
US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday blacklisted the Jodh Special Administrative Region, saying the company was helping Hezbollah convert its “gold reserves” into usable funds to continue rebuilding efforts after a series of deadly attacks.
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“Hezbollah is a threat to peace and stability in the Middle East,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
“The Treasury Department will work to cut these terrorists out of the global financial system to give Lebanon a chance to be peaceful and prosperous again.”
Hezbollah has long rejected U.S. sanctions, saying they contribute to Lebanon’s economic crisis and primarily harm civilians.
The sanctions come at a time when gold prices are reaching record highs, above $5,000 an ounce.
The U.S. Treasury Department said Jawed SARL provides financial services in Lebanon and operates under the already sanctioned Hezbollah affiliate Al-Qaad al-Hassan (AQAH).
“After facing funding challenges throughout early 2025, Hezbollah directed AQAH to ensure the terrorist group’s continued funding,” the Treasury Department said.
“Senior officials of al-Qaad al-Hassan established a series of companies that traded gold within Lebanon and, in some cases, abroad.”
“A painful blow”
The Treasury Department on Tuesday also imposed sanctions on several individuals and shipping companies for helping generate revenue for Hezbollah.
The sanctions block the assets of companies in the United States and generally make it illegal for American citizens or companies to conduct financial transactions with those companies.
Israel dealt a devastating blow to Hezbollah in 2024, killing the group’s top military and political leaders as Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon, reducing many villages on the Lebanese side of the border to rubble.
Despite these setbacks, after a ceasefire in November 2024, Hezbollah provided millions of dollars for temporary housing to families whose homes were destroyed in Israeli attacks.
Israel, which has launched daily attacks across Lebanon despite the truce, is blocking the rebuilding of villages in the south and preventing tens of thousands of displaced people from returning to their towns.
While piling on sanctions against Hezbollah, the United States is not pressuring Israel to end its abuses against Lebanon.
Earlier this year, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry submitted a complaint to the United Nations documenting 2,036 violations of the ceasefire by Israel in the last three months of 2025.
In addition to external pressure from the United States and Israel, Hezbollah also faces pressure from the Lebanese government to disarm.
But Hezbollah has rejected calls to lay down its arms, insisting it has the right to resist what it calls Israel’s “expansionism.”
