US sanctions Ethiopian hardliners, Hezbollah-aligned Lebanese officials

The United States has sanctioned certain Tigray People’s Liberation Front, TPLF, hardliners, whose actions against the Ethiopian government threaten to reignite fighting in the country’s north and undermine regional peace and security.
The State Department on Thursday announced Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on TPLF extremists, their family members, and others complicit in the Tigray crisis.
Washington reiterated its solidarity with the Ethiopian and Tigray peoples, vowing to use all tools available to expose and promote accountability for individuals working against stability in the region.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, a powerful...