Iran is trying to position itself as a fuel supplier to #Lebanon to empower its Lebanese proxy. The goal is to force Lebanon to become dependent on Iran and then all the gas and #fuel going to Lebanon will come through #Hezbollah, so Hezbollah can provide it to allies and friends. Overall, Iran’s goal is to impoverish Lebanon, destroy its middle and upper class, encourage its #Sunni and #Christian #community to emigrate, so that Hezbollah will grow in power and that all that will remain is a hollowed-out Lebanese state that is a province within a larger Hezbollahstan that is more powerful than Lebanon.
#Iran has been doing this for decades, slowly helping Hezbollah swallow Lebanon and create a parallel state and economy. Hezbollah has its own extra-judicial armed forces, a massive illegal armed #militia with 150,000 missiles. Hezbollah sends fighters to #Syria and conducts Lebanon’s foreign policy. Hezbollah has its own telecommunications #network. It is able to #control voting for the presidency and prime ministership. It also has a parallel construction, banking, and even supermarket network. Now it will be the supplier of fuel, Iran says.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iranian-fuel-hezbollah-savior-of-lebanon-and-irans-goal-for-chinese-investment-678899
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