Marco Rubio Cheers Sanctions on Hezbollah Financier

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., cheered the U.S. Treasury Department for enacting sanctions on Ali Youssef Charara and his Spectrum Investment Group Holding SAL telecommunications company for Hezbollah.

 
"These financial sanctions are an important step to crack down on Iran's terrorist proxy Hezbollah by denying them critical financing they need to carry out their plots against America, Israel and our allies throughout the world," said Rubio on Thursday. "The disastrous nuclear deal with Iran will provide billions of dollars to Tehran that can be used to increase support for Hezbollah at a time when its leaders' threatening rhetoric toward Israel and efforts to sow chaos throughout the Middle East are only increasing.
 
"I am pleased that the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 that I sponsored in the Senate provides the Obama Administration with enhanced authorities to go after Hezbollah," added Rubio. "I encourage the administration to implement the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to its fullest extent immediately."