BEIRUT- The political party of Lebanon's former transport minister who has been placed on a U.S. sanctions list said on Wednesday it would not be influenced by Washington's move, the Lebanese state news agency reported.
Suleiman Frangieh, the head of Marada, a Christian party that is allied with the Iran-backed Shi'ite Hezbollah movement, said in a statement Washington's move to impose sanctions on Yusuf Finyanus was a "political decision" that would reinforce "our approach and our position."
Washington brands Hezbollah a terrorist group.
(Reporting by Raya Jalabi; Editing by Edmund Blair) ((edmund.blair@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: edmund.blair.thomsonreuters.com@thomsonreuters.net))
