The Trump administration is expected to impose sanctions on top Christian politician Gebran Bassil over ties with Hezbollah.

The United States is preparing to sanction Head of Free Patriotic Movement and former Foreign Minister Bassil, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, describing him as a “strong ally” of Hezbollah.

The move aims at “diminishing Hezbollah grip on power,” the daily quoted a US official and another source brief on the plan.

The decision was approved in principle by Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is expected to unveil the sanctions, before noon Friday, according to the daily.

Treasury officials, as well as a State Department spokesman, declined to comment to the newspaper, it said.

A person familiar with the plan, told WSJ that the move is likely to “overrun” the formation of the new government in Lebanon.

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