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Hezbollah announces arrival of second Iranian fuel delivery

The shipment could help Lebanon grapple with its worsening fuel crisis and also again defies US sanctions on Iran.

Iranian tanker arrives in Lebanon
People raise an Iranian flag as they gather to welcome tankers carrying Iranian fuel, upon their arrival from Syria in the city of Baalbeck, in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, on Sept. 16, 2021. — AFP via Getty Images

Hezbollah announced Friday that a second Iranian ship carrying fuel destined for Lebanon has reached its shore.

The vessel arrived to Syria’s Mediterranean port in Baniyas at 10:00 p.m. Thursday night, the Hezollah-affiliated Al Manar news outlet reported.

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