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Iranian Fuel Will Be Delivered by Truck to Lebanon via Syria |
2021-09-03 |
[ENGLISH.AAWSAT] The first Iranian fuel oil cargo secured through Leb![]() 's gang ![]() The Iran-backed Hezbollah announced last month that a shipment of Iranian fuel oil was on its way to help ease crippling shortages in Lebanon. Hezbollah's critics in Lebanon have warned of dire consequences from the purchase, saying it risked sanctions being imposed on a country whose economy has been in meltdown for nearly two years. "Choosing to receive the vessel via Syria is not related to any fear of targeting by Israel or the US but is due to internal considerations related to not wanting to implicate any allies," one source told Rooters. Lebanon's caretaker energy minister has said his government did not receive any requests for import permits for Iranian fuel. The sources said the shipment would arrive at a Syrian port and then be trucked to Lebanon, with the first priority being to deliver fuel oil to hospitals for power generation. A report in local newspaper al-Akhbar on Thursday said the vessel had entered Syrian waters but the tracking service TankerTrackers.com disputed the report. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 I think that Lebanon has access to oil via several pipelines. For sure they get natural gas thru pipelines. |
Posted by: Lord Garth 2021-09-03 18:08 |
#1 So the Lebs don't have facilities to offload a tanker? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-09-03 09:36 |