Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. (IRIB) September 3, 2021 The Islamic Republic of Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told a Lebanese politician that Tehran is ready to sell more fuel to new customers, after reports said an Iranian tanker reached Syria with fuel for Lebanon. Official government IRNA news website quoted the [...]
Trucks carrying oil in Hassakeh province, Syria, April 2018. (AP) September 2, 2021 The first Iranian fuel oil cargo secured through Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah will be delivered via Syria by truck to avoid complications related to sanctions, two sources with knowledge of the mater said on Thursday. Hezbollah, a heavily armed group [...]
Iranian oil tanker Fortune is anchored at the dock of the El Palito refinery in Venezuela, May 25, 2020. (AP) September 2, 2021 A delegation of four US senators said Wednesday that America is looking to help Lebanon overcome fuel shortages that have paralyzed the country. But they warned the import of Iranian oil into [...]
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks during a rally in Beirut, July 25, 2014. (AP) September 1, 2021 The Lebanese government has received no request for fuel to be imported from Iran, the caretaker energy minister said on Wednesday, appearing to confirm that the Shi'ite group Hezbollah has bypassed the state with a move [...]
Motorcycle drivers wait to get fuel at a gas station in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP) September 1, 2021 Driving back to base after firing rockets toward Israeli positions from a border area last month, a group of Hezbollah fighters was accosted by angry villagers who smashed their vehicles’ windshields and held [...]
Iranian tanker docking at platform of oil facility in the Khark Island on shore of Gulf. (AFP) August 30, 2021 A member of Iran’s parliament energy committee has said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic must supply fuel to allies such as Lebanon, Syria and Venezuela “to protect them from harm.” Hadi Bayginejad [...]
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group. (Getty) August 27, 2021 The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said on Friday a third vessel of Iranian fuel was agreed to ease crippling shortages in the country. “We have agreed to start loading a third vessel,” Nasrallah said in [...]
Iranian tanker docking at platform of oil facility in the Khark Island on shore of Gulf. (AFP) August 27, 2021 Iran’s Tasnim news agency close to the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) tweeted on Friday that the first tanker carrying fuel for Lebanon has left Iranian waters. The Lebanese Hezbollah vowed last week that Iran was [...]
Harb has commanded and supervised Hezbollah’s military operations in the Palestinian territories and several countries throughout the Middle East. (Supplied) August 23, 2021 The US State Department is offering a financial reward of $5 million to anyone who provides information on a Lebanese man affiliated with the Lebanese Hezbollah group who contributed to [...]
Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman. (IRNA) August 23, 2021 Iran said on Monday it is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, a day after the leader of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Hezbollah group said more vessels carrying Iranian fuel would sail soon to help ease the country’s fuel shortage. “We sell [...]
