Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc condemns US sanctions as "attack on Lebanon's sovereignty"

The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc strongly condemned what it described as a U.S. attack on Lebanon’s sovereignty following Washington’s decision to impose sanctions on lawmakers from the bloc, officials from the Amal Movement and Hezbollah, as well as officers from the Lebanese Army and General Security and the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon.

In a statement, the bloc said its lawmakers represent “a broad segment of the Lebanese people” and are carrying out their national duties by serving citizens, defending their interests, and legislating in accordance with the constitution for the good of the country.

The bloc said its MPs work to strengthen the rule of law, oversee the executive branch, protect Lebanon’s sovereignty, reform state institutions, and combat corruption. It also described them as advocates of dialogue among Lebanese aimed at safeguarding civil peace and national unity.

The statement added that the U.S. sanctions “will not deter” the bloc’s lawmakers from continuing their legislative and oversight roles, expressing the aspirations of their supporters and maintaining what it called “the voice of the resistance” in defense of Lebanon and the liberation of occupied land.

The bloc further accused the United States of attempting to intimidate Lebanon’s official security institutions by targeting military and security officers with sanctions, calling the move “a blatant attack on the state and an infringement on its sovereignty.”

It said the measures were intended to undermine state institutions and pressure them into complying with what it described as “American projects of sedition,” urging Lebanese authorities to take a clear stance to protect state institutions from what it called foreign interference.