The American Lebanese Policy Institute Political Action Committee (ALPI PAC) on Thursday welcomed the Trump administration's latest sanctions against Hezbollah, saying the measures expose the group's financial links to Iran and strengthen the case for restoring Lebanese state sovereignty.

The statement, issued by ALPI PAC President Paul Elhindi, followed the U.S. Treasury Department's decision to sanction 10 individuals accused of operating a cash-smuggling network that funnels money to Hezbollah and to formally re-designate the Lebanese group for acting under the direction or control of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF).

ALPI PAC said Treasury's action was "decisive" and would help expose what it described as Iran's command relationship with Hezbollah while disrupting the financial infrastructure that supports the group's operations in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.

"The action strengthens U.S. national security, exposes Iran's command relationship with Hizballah, and reinforces the case for restoring Lebanon's sovereignty," the group said.

According to Treasury, the network used couriers traveling on commercial airline flights between Lebanon, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Iran to move as much as hundreds of millions of dollars outside the formal financial system. The sanctions target individuals who allegedly provided financial, material, technological or logistical support to Hezbollah or the IRGC-QF.

ALPI PAC said the Treasury action also blocks property and interests in property belonging to the sanctioned individuals when those assets are located in the United States or are held or controlled by U.S. persons. It warned that financial institutions and other entities involved in transactions with designated individuals could face significant sanctions exposure, including possible secondary sanctions.

The policy group placed particular emphasis on Treasury's decision to re-designate Hezbollah for being "owned, controlled, or directed by—or acting for or on behalf of—Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps–Qods Force."

ALPI PAC said the measure formally establishes what it described as a central fact about Hezbollah: that the group does not operate independently of Iran.

"It functions as an armed extension of the Iranian regime, advances Tehran's regional objectives, and receives strategic direction and financial support from the IRGC-QF," the statement said.

The group said the finding has particular significance for Lebanon because it challenges Hezbollah's claim that its weapons constitute an independent Lebanese "resistance."

"An organization operating on behalf of a foreign military force cannot credibly claim to represent Lebanon's national interests or exercise a legitimate right to maintain an armed structure outside the Lebanese state," ALPI PAC said.

The group accused Hezbollah's financial and military apparatus of weakening Lebanon's sovereignty, exposing the country to repeated conflict, damaging its international ties and obstructing economic recovery.

It also said continued access to foreign financing allows Hezbollah to maintain armed capabilities and political influence beyond the authority of Lebanon's constitutional institutions.

ALPI PAC said the Treasury measures strengthened the case for the "complete, verifiable, and time-bound disarmament" of Hezbollah.

It also called for the Lebanese state to exercise exclusive authority over weapons, security, borders, airports and other ports of entry, while urging full implementation of U.N. Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701.

The group called for tougher enforcement against cash smuggling, illicit currency-exchange operations, sanctions evasion and informal financial networks. It also urged greater international support for the Lebanese Armed Forces as "Lebanon's sole legitimate national military institution."

ALPI PAC said Lebanon's banking and commercial sectors should be protected from exploitation by Hezbollah and the IRGC-QF.

It urged the Lebanese government to work closely with Washington and other international partners to investigate illicit financial networks, strengthen oversight at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport and other entry points, and prevent Lebanese territory from being used as a financial or operational platform for Iran's regional agenda.

The group specifically praised President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and OFAC officials for what it called a forceful and targeted response.

"The Trump administration deserves credit for confronting the Iranian regime's use of armed proxies as a central source of instability in Lebanon and across the Middle East," ALPI PAC said.

It described following the money, identifying couriers and warning financial institutions about the risks of facilitating such transactions as a practical application of U.S. power.

"Following the money, identifying the couriers, and warning the financial institutions that enable these transactions is a practical use of American power," the statement said.

At the same time, ALPI PAC said the sanctions distinguish between those networks and the Lebanese population, which it said had "paid a heavy price for Hizballah's weapons and Iran's interference."

The group argued that regional stability would require continued pressure on the financing channels, command structures and cross-border networks that allow Iranian-backed groups to operate beyond the authority of legitimate governments.

ALPI PAC said Washington should continue coordinated pressure on Hezbollah's financiers, political enablers, procurement agents, couriers, front companies and international partners.

It also called on countries whose territories or financial systems are used by such networks to cooperate with the United States in investigating, disrupting and prosecuting those involved.

At the same time, the organization urged Washington to continue supporting Lebanon's legitimate institutions and people rather than any political faction or armed group acting at the direction of a foreign power.

"The Trump administration has shown strong leadership by documenting Hizballah's command relationship with Iran and acting against the financial networks that sustain it," ALPI PAC said. "This policy serves American security, supports regional stability, and affirms the right of the Lebanese people to live in a sovereign country governed by their lawful state institutions."

ALPI PAC said the United States should maintain the pressure until Hezbollah is fully disarmed, Iran's operational control over Lebanese territory has ended and Lebanon's sovereignty is restored.

The organization described the administration's latest action as "a job well done."