Posted on 08/19/2021 5:16:45 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Hezbollah terror group chief Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday a tanker would set off from Iran “within hours” to bring desperately needed fuel supplies to Lebanon, in defiance of US sanctions.
Many questions remain about how the shipment would reach its stated destination, where acute and growing fuel shortages have forced hospitals, businesses and government offices shut amid a crippling economic crisis.
But the move, prohibited by US sanctions on Iran’s oil industry, could drag Lebanon into the covert naval war between Tehran and Israel. Nasrallah dared Iran’s foes to stop the shipment.
“The vessel, from the moment it sails in the coming hours until it enters (Mediterranean) waters, will be considered Lebanese territory,” he said during a televised speech to mark the Shiite Muslim commemoration of Ashura.
“To the Americans and Israelis, I say: it’s Lebanese territory.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
Well, Hezbollah will soon be in possession of LOTS of state of the are US military equipment. I wonder if they’ve sent Joe a thank you note?
Israel obviously has balls. They knew the USA is eunuch.
Now all the world bullies are on the move.
What will Egypt do if the ship gets that far?
What will Egypt do if the ship gets that far?
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Ask for more money?
I don’t understand. Why would anyone test the iron resolve of this administration?
The Biden Administration will do nothing, I think. And I don’t think Israel has played an active role in enforcing the trade sanctions against Iran.
Obama plant Ge BLM Austin hates Israel .
They will breeze by and Austin will threaten Israel .
At 6:08pm on 4th August 2020, 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in the port of Beirut. The huge shock wave destroyed large parts of the city. 200 people died, over 6,500 were injured and hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless.
The fire brigade was called to Beirut port just before 6pm to extinguish a fire in a warehouse. They heard a strange crackling noise but were utterly unprepared for what happened next. It was a massive explosion, later estimated to be the equivalent of 1.1 kilotons of TNT. As a comparison, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was the equivalent of 15 kilotons.
One year after the explosion, its exact cause has still not been explained. It’s also unclear who bears responsibility for the catastrophe. The whole government under Lebanese prime minister Hassan Diab had to step down - but is still in office in a caretaker role. No one has yet been held accountable. The film is an attempt to reconstruct the events.A year after Beirut's deadly blast | DW Documentary | Aug 3, 2021
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