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US imposes new sanctions on Hezbollah after group brings Iran fuel to Lebanon
Sep 18, 2021 04:54The United States has imposed sanctions on members of a network of Lebanon- and Kuwait-based financial conduits that allegedly fund the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement.
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US senator says ‘unnerving’ to see sanctions meaningless amid Iran fuel shipments to Lebanon
Sep 18, 2021 01:13A senior US Senate member has acknowledged that America’s tough sanctions against Lebanon have been largely ineffective as the Arab country has been receiving desperately-needed fuel from Iran, which is itself under severe sanctions imposed by Washington.
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Lebanon's top clerics praise Iran’s support despite undergoing toughest US sanctions
Sep 17, 2021 01:17Top Lebanese clerics in Beirut have thanked Iran for having adopted the bravest position in defending the people of Lebanon at a time that the country is suffering from tough US sanctions.
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First Iranian shipment of fuel arrives in Lebanon
Sep 17, 2021 01:00The first batch of the Iranian fuel shipment to Lebanon has arrived in the country. More Iranian fuel shipments destined for Lebanon are expected in the coming days. The Hezbollah resistance movement says it will donate part of the fuel to government hospitals and similar institutions.
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Lebanon judge issues arrest warrant for former minister over Beirut blast
Sep 16, 2021 14:14The judge investigating last year's devastating Beirut port blast has issued an arrest warrant for a former minister after he failed to show up for questioning, a judicial source says.
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Iran will continue support for Lebanon resistance, boost all-out ties: FM
Sep 16, 2021 05:32Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said the dignified resistance of the Lebanese people against the Zionist and Takfiri enemy is "a source of honor and pride for all regional nations and the freedom-seekers," vowing that the Islamic Republic will continue to support the resistance front.
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Convoy of tankers carrying Iranian fuel arrives in Lebanon
Sep 16, 2021 04:39A convoy of tankers carrying Iranian fuel has arrived in Lebanon, Lebanese media report.
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Lebanon's premier says he has no 'magic wand' to fix country's crises
Sep 14, 2021 01:07Lebanon’s new Prime Minister Najib Mikati says he has no “magic wand” to fix the country’s economic and financial crises, following more than a year of political deadlock over the formation of a government.
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Hezbollah leader says Lebanon set to receive more fuel shipments from Iran
Sep 14, 2021 00:39Hezbollah’s secretary-general says the third and the fourth fuel-laden vessel is expected to head out of Iran towards Lebanon in the future, saying his group seeks for a part of Lebanon’s fuel needs to be met using Iranian imports.
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We will get out of hell, Aoun says after new Lebanese government formed
Sep 11, 2021 04:41Lebanese President Michel Aoun has hailed the formation of a full-fledged government after 13 months of political gridlock, stating that his cash-strapped and crisis-ridden Arab country would “climb out of the abyss.”