Falcon29
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Will it change the fact that the cargo reached Lebanon or the route matter a lot?
By the way are you aware that USA already sanctioned this fuel and said they are working on finding alternate fuel for Lebanon, well probably in the next 2 to 3 year.
Lebanon doesn't have dollars to buy fuel, it's Lebanese banking situation. Any crude oil going to Syria is to be refined for Syria. Hassan Nasrallah explicitly stated these tankers will go to Lebanon and not Syria. US sanctions don't mean nothing. Never enforced. US sanctions on Iraq were 1,000 times worse than ones on Iran and actually enforced. US is okay with Iran selling oil to China and others in order to keep Iranian regime afloat and doesn't seek collapse of Iranian regime as per their own words.
Will it change the fact that the cargo reached Lebanon or the route matter a lot?
Yes it does, as Hezbollah chief explicitly stated tankers will go to Lebanon. The tanker headed to Syria was originally intended for Syria and is crude oil to be refined there. If Lebanon gets it from Syria than Hezbollah chief made bluff just to boost popularity of Hezbollah while not engaging with Israel in any way. He is trying to make it appear there is active combat between them and Israel without ever fighting Israel. Because his party reputation without exploitation of Palestinian cause is one of an Iranian servant group whom serves Iranian interests in Muslim world.
To add to this, tanker going directly to Lebanon is threat for Israel as it can import weapons or technology needed for weapons in much more efficient and secure manner than through Syria. Going through Syria means no security threat as fuel will be unloaded and refined than shipped to Lebanon which is already happened and allowed in the past. No reason for Nasrallah to boast about Israel and make it a victory against Israel if Israel already didn't care.
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