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JNews Lebanon has learned from prominent expatriate sources in the US capital that the recent wave of unprecedented US sanctions that shook Beirut was orchestrated following precise recommendations and detailed reports submitted by an active “Lebanese lobby” operating within the corridors of the White House and the US Congress.
\nAccording to exclusive information obtained by JNews Lebanon, this influential lobby succeeded in providing critical, decisive documentation regarding the political and logistical supply lines within Lebanon.
\nFurthermore, intelligence sources confirm that this group is currently working on an “addendum file.” This upcoming annex is heavily focused on targeting prominent Lebanese financial and economic figures, with the next wave of sanctions expected to be officially rolled out by this coming summer.<\/p>\n

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Exclusive JNews Lebanon   JNews Lebanon has learned from prominent expatriate sources in the US capital that the recent wave of unprecedented US sanctions that shook Beirut was orchestrated following precise recommendations and detailed reports submitted by an active “Lebanese lobby” operating within the corridors of the White House and the US Congress. 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