Iranian Committee for the Reconstruction of Lebanon (ICRL) – Iran, Lebanon

Iranian Committee for the Reconstruction of Lebanon (ICRL) – Iran, Lebanon
U.S. Designation Date: August 3, 2010
Background: The Iranian Committee for the Reconstruction of Lebanon (ICRL) provides financial, material, and technical support to Hizballah. It was established by the Government of Iran after the 2006 Israel-Hizballah conflict and functions as a key channel for Iran's support to Hizballah reconstruction efforts in Lebanon.  In addition to ICRL's stated mission of supporting reconstruction, ICRL has financed and facilitated Hizballah's infrastructure and private communications network that enables the terrorist group to communicate securely. The ICRL has provided funding and engineering expertise to Hizballah's construction arm, Jihad al-Binaa, which was designated by Treasury pursuant to E.O. 13224 in February 2007
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