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The United States on Tuesday slapped sanctions on two former Lebanese ministers for alleged corruption and support of Hezbollah, vowing to isolate the pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim militia and political party. The Treasury Department targeted former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil and former transport minister Yusef Fenianos but stopped short of targeting any current officials in the nation torn by economic crisis and the aftermath of a deadly explosion in Beirut. sct/sst
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