The United States on Tuesday imposed fresh sanctions targeting individuals, companies and vessels accused of supporting Iran-backed Hezbollah of Lebanon, the Treasury Department said.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added two individuals and five entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under counterterrorism authorities, citing their alleged links to Hezbollah’s financial and commercial networks.
Among those designated was Russian national Andrey Viktorovich Borisov and Lebanese national Mohamed Nayef Maged who is linked to Al-Qard al-Hassan Association, a financial institution affiliated with Hezbollah that the United States has previously designated for facilitating the group’s financial activities.
In addition to the two individuals, OFAC designated several companies across multiple jurisdictions that it said are tied to Hezbollah.
Brilliance Maritime Ventures S.A., registered in Panama in 2023, was added to the SDN list for its alleged links to Hezbollah. The designation also covers the bulk carrier BRILLIANCE, a Panama-flagged vessel built in 1999 and linked to the company.
In Lebanon, JOOD SARL, also known as “JUD,” was designated. The company, established in 2025 and registered in Chiyah, Baabda, is listed as operating in the wholesale trade of jewelry, watches and precious metals. OFAC said it is linked to Hezbollah.
Two Turkey-based firms were also sanctioned: Platinum Group International Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi, registered in Istanbul in 2024, and Sea Surf Shipping Limited, based in Tuzla, Istanbul. Both were identified as subject to secondary sanctions for their alleged connections to Hezbollah.
The designation of Sea Surf Shipping Limited was accompanied by the listing of the general cargo vessel LARA, flagged in St. Kitts & Nevis and built in 2000, which OFAC said is linked to the company.
