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WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The United States targeted two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators with new sanctions on Thursday for their role in coordinating financial transfers to the Iran-backed group, the Treasury Department said.

The latest sanctions come as President Donald Trump

said

on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had "sort of" agreed to the terms.

The people targeted were based in Lebanon and Iran and worked to get money to Hezbollah from overseas donors, the department said in a statement.

Treasury said overseas donations make up a significant portion of the group's budget.

Thursday's action highlights Hezbollah's "extensive global reach through its network of terrorist donors and supporters, particularly in Tehran," said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender.

"As part of our ongoing efforts to address Iran´s support for terrorism, Treasury will continue to intensify economic pressure on the key individuals in the Iranian regime and its Cheap Private Proxies who enable these deadly activities." (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Susan Heavey)