WASHINGTON- The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Lebanon-based companies and one individual it said were linked to Hezbollah, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's website.

The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Lebanon-based Arch Consulting and Meamar Construction.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((Daphne.Psaledakis@thomsonreuters.com;))