Hezbollah Warns Israel, U.S. as Iranian Fuel Sails for Lebanon

[Beastly Boy]

Source: Bloomberg

Militant group Hezbollah appeared to warn Israel and the U.S. against intercepting an Iranian ship carrying fuel for Lebanon as the country reels from a crippling power crisis.

The vessel would sail “in hours,” the Iran-backed group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah was cited as saying by Al Jazeera Thursday. “I tell the Americans and the Israelis that as soon as the ship sails, it becomes Lebanese territory.” More such ships would follow, he said.

Iranian and Israeli-operated ships have in recent months been targeted in regional waters in unclaimed attacks widely believed to be tit-for-tat actions by the Middle Eastern rivals. Iran’s oil exports are under U.S. sanctions.

The Shiite Hezbollah movement also plays a powerful role in Lebanon’s politics. One of its rivals, former premier Saad Hariri, criticized Nasrallah’s intervention for endangering the country. “Considering the Iranian ships as Lebanese territory is the height of compromising of our national sovereignty, and an call to treat Lebanon as if it were an Iranian province,” he tweeted. “We will not, under any circumstances, be a cover for projects to drown Lebanon into futile wars hostile to the Arabs and the world.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-19/hezbollah-warns-israel-u-s-as-iranian-fuel-sails-for-lebanon

[WHITT]

1. Dare Ya

(AFP) Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah Thursday said a tanker would set off from Iran "within hours" to bring desperately needed fuel supplies to Lebanon, in defiance of US sanctions. Nasrallah had previously said that he would turn to his movement's ally Tehran if authorities failed to address acute and growing fuel shortages brought on by an economic crisis the World Bank has described as one of the planet's worst since the mid-19th century.

The move, prohibited by US sanctions on Iran's oil industry, could drag Lebanon into the covert naval war between Tehran and Israel, and 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," Nasrallah said during a televised speech to mark the Shiite Muslim commemoration of Ashura.

"To the Americans and Israelis, I say: it's Lebanese territory."

[Beastly Boy]

3. Nasrallah dares, Lebanon pays.

...former premier Saad Hariri, criticized Nasrallah’s intervention for endangering the country. “Considering the Iranian ships as Lebanese territory is the height of compromising of our national sovereignty, and an call to treat Lebanon as if it were an Iranian province,” he tweeted. “We will not, under any circumstances, be a cover for projects to drown Lebanon into futile wars hostile to the Arabs and the world.”

Nasrallah treats Lebanon as an Iranian province. So much for Hezbollah defending Lebanon from foreign intervention.

[seta1950]

4. If only

Reagan had punished this dastardly organization, back when they killed the US marines , Lebanese would of been saved all the heartache too, but nooooo he turned tail and left, after over 200 marines died at the hands of nasrallah 😤

[WHITT]

5. Realpolitik

The last time the IDF confronted Hezbollah, they got their ass kicked, then handed to them.

[EX500rider]

6. Lol

Meaning what they took slightly higher losses than usual but still did whatever they want to Hezbollah

[WHITT]

7. Nope

Might want to check 2006.

[EX500rider]

9. Yeah

121 Israeli dead
1,200+- Lebanese dead

Quite the victory for Hezbollah, I hate to see what a loss looks like...lol
A 10 to 1 ratio is not a win in anybody's book.

[WHITT]

11. Hysterical

[Beastly Boy]

10. Funny you should mention 2006.

Over 400 Hezbollah casualties vs 121 Israeli casualties; Hezbollah disarmed; UN forces taking over South Lebanon previously occupied by Hezbollah... With pathetic "victories" like this, who needs defeats!... And you had to go 15 years back to brag about THIS? C'mon, can't you cite any Hezbollah defeat less embarrassing than that?

[Beastly Boy]

8. You wish

Hezbollahs rocket shooting geniuses can’t tell their side of the border from Israel’s, let alone figure out whose ass they just whipped. That has been established. But even you must realize that the OP has to do with Nasrallah’s idiotic declaration that an Iranian ship can magically become Lebanese territory because he says so, and the stupidity of one well armed and financed (by Iran, btw) Lebanese faction can only hand Lebanon’s ass over to them.

So we have Hezbollah, Lebanon and Iran prominently figuring in the OP... But...Israel!

[ancianita]

2. The U.S. runs the seas.