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Hezbollah puts Iranian fuel in Lebanon: "We broke the American siege"
Trucks crossed the border from Syria in an informal crossing, and were greeted by supporters of the Shiite organization that led the move expanding its influence during the severe economic crisis.
It is unclear whether the US will impose sanctions on Lebanon as warned by Hezbollah opponents in the country. "Thank you Iran, thank you Assad"
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Thursday, 16 September 2021, 19:47 Updated: 19:48
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In the video: Nasrallah updates that the first Iranian fuel ship has arrived in Syria (Photo: Reuters)
Hezbollah today (Thursday) began bringing Iranian fuel into Lebanon via Syria, a move that the Shiite organization claims will help alleviate the country's severe energy crisis, while its opponents warn it could lead to US sanctions.
During the day, dozens of trucks carrying fuel from Iran crossed the border from Syria into Lebanon, near the northeastern village of al-Ain. "Thank you Ira, thank you Syrian President Assad," read one of the posters. The trucks honked as they passed through the town, and some residents waved Hezbollah yellow flags. A local woman and child received the trucks in flowers.
This is the first shipment delivered through the port of Banias in Syria to Lebanon, and Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah this week promised that more tankers would arrive from Iran.
Washington has stressed that the sanctions on Iranian oil sales remain in place, but has not yet clarified whether it will impose sanctions following Hezbollah's move, which it defines as a terrorist organization.
The Lebanese government claims that Hezbollah did not seek its approval for the import of fuel, and a security source said the trucks passed through an unofficial border crossing.
Nasrallah promised more shipments.
Hezbollah supporters receive trucks in Baalbek today (Photo: Reuters)
Hezbollah, which describes fuel shipments as breaking the "American siege" on Lebanon, said it would donate the fuel to bodies in need, including hospitals and public orphanages and sell it at a "reasonable price" to other bodies such as private hospitals, drug storage facilities and flour mills. .
In July, the French ambassador to the country rejected the claims of former Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who said Lebanon was under siege. He said the crisis was the result of many years of mismanagement by various governments. Western governments and international bodies have conditioned the transfer of financial aid to Lebanon on the transfer of comprehensive reforms.
The move by the Shiite organization is expanding its influence in Lebanon, where, according to its opponents, it is behaving like a country within a country on Iran's mission. The organization will also have representation in the new government led by Nijab Mikati, which will be formed after 13 months of political paralysis in the midst of one of the most severe economic crises the world has ever known.
The United States, which provides Lebanon with significant humanitarian and military assistance, said Lebanon did not need Iranian fuel.
Instead, it supported an initiative to transfer natural gas from Egypt from Jordan via Syria to Lebanon.
The fuel will go to public hospitals.
Nasrallah's poster in Baalbek, today (Photo: Reuters)
The country's energy crisis is part of the economic collapse it has been experiencing since 2019, during which the value of the currency fell by about 90%.
More than 75% of citizens have fallen below the poverty line.
The fuel supply has run out because Lebanon does not even have currency reserves to cover the most basic import costs.
As a result, most of the public does not have access to basic services and the crisis has provoked violent incidents across the ethnically and religiously divided country.
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