Hezbollah says U.S. seeking to talk

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is seen on a television screen inside a bakery in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon July 12, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho - Copyright ALI HASHISHO(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 13/07/2019 - 00:32•Updated 19/04/2024 - 02:01

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah's leader said on Friday that Washington was seeking to open channels to the Iran-backed movement despite ramping up sanctions against its officials.

"(U.S. President) Trump's administration is seeking to open channels of communication to Hezbollah in Lebanon through mediators. ... These are the American pragmatists," Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in an interview with Hezbollah's al-Manar TV without elaborating.

(Reporting by Ellen Francis; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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Hezbollah says U.S. seeking to talk

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