According to reports, Iran has provided Hezbollah with $200 million in aid, which the group announced on October 13 it would distribute to Lebanese families who lost homes in the recent war with Israel. This move has intensified pressure on the Lebanese government from the US, with a US Department of State official denying Iran's ability to transfer such funds under stringent economic pressure. Hezbollah plans to offer $14,000 to families in Beirut and its suburbs, and $12,000 to those outside the capital, along with furniture financing.