{"id":4806,"date":"2021-09-27T11:15:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/?p=4806"},"modified":"2021-09-27T11:15:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:15:07","slug":"feted-with-petals-hezbollah-brings-iranian-fuel-into-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/2021\/09\/27\/feted-with-petals-hezbollah-brings-iranian-fuel-into-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Feted with petals, Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/hezbollah-brings-iranian-fuel-into-lebanon-al-manar-tv-says-2021-09-16\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/hezbollah-brings-iranian-fuel-into-lebanon-al-manar-tv-says-2021-09-16\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The militant group Hezbollah started importing fuel oil from Iran into Lebanon on thursday, September 16. Hezbollah imported the fuel in order to try and ease the ongoing energy crisis in Lebanon. The Lebanese government claimed that Hezbollah did not request permission before importing the fuel, which is backed up by the claim that the tanker trucks carrying the fuel passed through an unofficial border crossing. Hezbollah first brought the fuel to Syria, before transporting it to Lebanon in the hopes that it would ease the risk of sanctions. The U.S. has announced that said sanctions on the distribution of Iranian oil will remain, although there has been no announcement on whether or not the U.S. will take action against Hezbollah itself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From my perspective, this is purely a move by Hezbollah and Iran to gain more influence and power in Lebanon. Since Lebanon is going through an economic and energy crisis, this leaves it vulnerable for countries such as Iran or Syria to provide aid which they can then use as leverage for Lebanon to assist them in future conflicts. This also gives Hezbollah the ability to figuratively flex its muscles by displaying the power they wield in Lebanon. Not only is Hezbollah stronger than the Lebanese army, but it also has members in the newly formed parliament, which is almost unheard of for what many countries consider a terrorist organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article connects to our class through its discussion of global actors. Hezbollah is one of, if not the most, powerful non-state actors in the world. The power of Hezbollah is so great that many have claimed that they are a \u201cstate within the state,\u201d which shows the authority they have over Lebanon. The weakness of the Lebanese government connects to the idea that regimes\u00a0must be considered \u201clegitimate,\u201d in order to harness the most power and control in their country. This also ties into the idea of a state having sovereignty over its people, with the new Lebanese government having to fight for power versus the already established power of Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Link to article: https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/hezbollah-brings-iranian-fuel-into-lebanon-al-manar-tv-says-2021-09-16\/ The militant group Hezbollah started importing fuel oil from Iran into Lebanon on thursday, September 16. Hezbollah imported the fuel in order to try and ease the ongoing energy crisis in Lebanon. The Lebanese government claimed that Hezbollah did not request permission before importing the fuel, which is backed up by the claim that the tanker&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/2021\/09\/27\/feted-with-petals-hezbollah-brings-iranian-fuel-into-lebanon\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4807,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4806\/revisions\/4807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}