Hezbollah received $200 million from Iran last month to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the transfer.
The money was sent despite tighter US financial pressure on Iran and growing difficulties in transferring funds to Hezbollah, according to the report.
Intermediaries who moved the money charged a 20% fee because of the risks involved, with one source saying that was four times the usual rate.
A Hezbollah official told Reuters that funds had been secured and that a distribution plan would be announced in the coming days, but did not identify the source of the money.
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