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Gebran Bassil who is a current lawmaker who leads the biggest bloc in parliament and is a son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, speaks to journalists at the presidential palace, in Baabda east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The U.S. treasury slapped sanctions Friday, Nov. 6, on Lebanon's ex-foreign minister and a leading Christian political ally of the Hezbollah group, according to the Treasury's website. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese official says US sanctioned him over Hezbollah ties

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 13, 2018 file photo, Lebanese Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil pauses during a news conference at a Syrian refugee camp, in Arsal, near the border with Syria, east Lebanon. The U.S. treasury slapped sanctions Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, on Lebanon's ex-foreign minister and a leading Christian political ally of the Hezbollah group, according to the Treasury's website. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

US sanctions Hezbollah-allied Lebanese Christian politician

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 2, 2019 file photo, Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil arrives to attend the first meeting of the Lebanese cabinet at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese are campaigning against the participation of their acting foreign minister in the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos, saying Bassil, who was the target of popular anger in the ongoing nationwide protests, should not represent them on the international stage. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lawmaker targeted by Lebanese protests rejects calls to quit

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Resigned Lebanese Prime Minister Saad, right, arrives to attend a military parade to mark the 76th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France at the Lebanese Defense Ministry, in Yarzeh near Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Lebanon's top politicians attended the military parade, appearing for the first time since the government resigned amid nationwide protests now in their second month. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon’s FM calls for emergency government of experts

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, right, shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Zarif extended an offer for Iranian military assistance to the U.S.-backed Lebanese army on Sunday, saying Iran is ready to assist in all sectors should the Lebanese government want it. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil allegedly receiving Iranian support

By L. Todd Wood