Treasury · Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Bessent urges Lebanon to disrupt Iranian and Hizballah financial networks
The File desk · Sep 29, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC
Status
Confirmed (Treasury readout sb0635, Sept. 28, 2026)
On Sept. 28, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Finance Minister Yassine Jaber in Washington. Treasury said Bessent urged Lebanon to take proactive steps to disrupt Iranian and Hizballah financial networks, and stressed financial-sector reforms to restore confidence in Lebanon’s banking system. The readout does not list a concrete Lebanese commitment or a new sanctions designation.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Finance Minister Yassine Jaber in Washington on Sept. 28, 2026.
Treasury’s readout says the secretary urged the Lebanese government to take proactive steps to disrupt Iranian and Hizballah financial networks.
He also stressed financial-sector reforms meant to restore confidence in Lebanon’s banking system.
The readout does not list a concrete commitment from Lebanon, or a follow-on designation.
The State Department listed a same-day readout of Secretary Marco Rubio’s meeting with Prime Minister Salam. This desk did not need that page for the Treasury account above.
What is still unknown or disputed
- Any concrete Lebanese commitments.
- Any follow-on designations.
Primary sources
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Source 1
READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent’s Meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber
U.S. Department of the Treasury · September 28, 2026
The Secretary urged the Lebanese government to take proactive steps to disrupt Iranian and Hizballah financial networks.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0635