News - World: The United States has announced it seized 13 web domains run by the popular Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, in an outrageous new attack against the foreign media.

The US Justice Department claimed on Thursday the web domains were operated by sanctioned individuals and groups.

The domains blocked by Washington included the personal site of Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem, the main site of the Islamic Resistance Support Association, which is a charity used to raise funds and pay for the services it offers in Lebanon, and sites owned by the resistance movement’s Al-Manar TV.

According to court records, the United States obtained authorization to seize domains including manartv.net, manarnews.net, and naimkassem.net.

Anyone attempting to access the domains is now met with a message that reads, "This website has been seized,” bearing the daunting logos of the US FBI and Department of Commerce.

The sites were registered with two America-based groups, Public Internet Registry and Verisign Inc., according to the Justice Department.

Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen said in a statement said that today's web domain seizures by the Justice Department deny these “organizations and affiliates significant sources of support and makes clear we will not allow these groups to use US infrastructure to threaten the American people.”

Source: Press TV