First Convoy Carrying Iranian Fuel Enter Lebanon From Syria Amid Celebration By Hezbollah Supporters (Photos, Videos)
On September 16, a convoy of 80 tankers loaded with more than a million letters of fuel which were imported from Iran by Hezbollah entered Lebanon from Syria.
While passing through the northern Lebanese province of Beqaa, the convoy was greeted and celebrated by thousands of Hezbollah supporters.
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دخول قافلة صهاريج كسر الحصار الامريكي المحملة بالمازوت إلى بلدة العين البقاعية وهي في طريقها نحو مدينة #بعلبك#لبنان #يونيوز pic.twitter.com/o0QNZHmOdK— وكالة يونيوز للأخبار (@uunionnews) September 16, 2021
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ثاني قوافل صهاريج كسر الحصار الأمريكي المحملة بالمازوت تدخل مدينة #العين البقاعية#لبنان #يونيوز pic.twitter.com/C27ZnhWzrp— وكالة يونيوز للأخبار (@uunionnews) September 16, 2021
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لحظة دخول ثاني قوافل صهاريج كسر الحصار الأمريكي المحملة بالمازوت الى مدينة #العين البقاعية#لبنان #يونيوز pic.twitter.com/wOljiPPsX6— وكالة يونيوز للأخبار (@uunionnews) September 16, 2021
The moment the Iranian diesel tanks arrived in the city of Baalbek and break all threats about the possibility of directing sanctions or deter the tanker from reaching Lebanon through Hezbollah. pic.twitter.com/iOGlXPI5I0
— INTELSky (@Intel_Sky) September 16, 2021
The Iranian fuel was shipped via sea to Syria’s Banias port in order to avoid any sanctions or restrictions by the US. Soon after arriving at the port on September 12, work to discharge the shipment and fill the tankers began.
The fuel will be stored in tanks owned by Hezbollah in the city of Baalbek, about 67 kilometers northeast of Beirut. Al-Amana, a US-sanctioned company that belongs to the Lebanese group, is expected to receive and disrepute the Iranian fuel.
That’s a unique way to celebrate the arrival of fuel…. pic.twitter.com/tIMIufoiTC
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) September 16, 2021
pic.twitter.com/iAK3Nzos03 your boy gone for arm extension on this one.
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) September 16, 2021
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المواطنون يحتفلون بوصول قوافل صهاريج كسر الحصار الأمريكي المحملة بالمازوت الى مدينة #العين البقاعية#لبنان #يونيوز pic.twitter.com/vb3VyzbtEq— وكالة يونيوز للأخبار (@uunionnews) September 16, 2021
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كاميرا #يونيوز ترافق قوافل الصهاريج المحملة بالمازوت المتجهة الى البلدات والقرى اللبنانية#يونيوز #لبنان pic.twitter.com/NIC9VdoEm4— وكالة يونيوز للأخبار (@uunionnews) September 16, 2021
Hezbollah imported the Iranian fuel last August in order to help ease the economic crisis in Lebanon. The crisis led to a serious shortage of fuel in the past few months.
According to Hezbollah, governmental hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, municipalities that handle the task of pumping water, fire brigades and the Lebanese Red Cross will benefit from the fuel shipment.
This will not be the last Iranian fuel shipment to reach Lebanon. Other shipments are already on their way to Syria. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said that even more could be imported in the future.
Hezbollah decision to import Iranian fuel provoked the US, which feared an Iranian economic takeover in Lebanon. In response, Washington launched its own initiative to support Lebanon by providing gas from Egypt and electricity from Jordan. Both will, however, pass though Syria which will benefit from the initiative.
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