The US has congratulated Saudi Arabia for imposing sanctions on two senior officials of the Hezbollah group in Lebanon and designating them as terrorists on Wednesday. Washington itself designated the two officials, Khalil Youssef Harb and Mohammed Qabalan, in 2013, for overseeing "violent operations" in the Middle East, Reuters said. Saudi Arabia's move "reflects the close counter-terrorism and information sharing cooperation we enjoy," according to Adam Szubin, US Treasury acting undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.