Much of Lebanon seems optimistic about the potential benefits of the nuclear deal reached between Iran, the six world powers and the European Union. These hopes are linked to the economic weight of Iran in the region and the relations between Tehran and political forces in the Lebanese arena, most notably the Shiite forces led by Hezbollah.
Economist and editor of Al-Imar Wa Iktissad magazine Hassan Mokalled explained to Al-Monitor the basis of such hopes. He said there are several fields that the Lebanese can count on as a result of their economic, developmental and investment cooperation with the Iranian state. Among these fields is the issue of power generation. This has been a pressing issue in Lebanon since the end of the civil war 25 years ago, as Lebanese authorities have been unable since then to consistently provide electricity to some regions. To cope with the situation, some citizens are using private generators during outages.
