"Iran's fuel supply to Lebanon is only for show – It is incapable of supplying even its own people with fuel"
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said in an interview on Asharq News TV (Saudi Arabia) that Lebanon has been "hijacked" by Hezbollah and that Iran has been violating Lebanon's sovereignty.
He explained that Hezbollah wants to draw people's attention away from Lebanon's problems and to make the world think that it is helping Lebanon and that it can breach the international sanctions against Iran.
Siniora also said that this help is only "pretend" and that this is a way of showing off. He added that Iran has been trying to provide oil products to Lebanon, even though it is incapable of meeting its own market's oil demands.
He also pointed out that Iran exports oil to Lebanon without abiding by Lebanese law and without paying the necessary taxes.
"However, Iran knows and everybody knows that it cannot meet Lebanon's demand for oil products. Iran is incapable of supplying the oil products demanded by its own market, so this was only for show. Iran pretended to be helping Lebanon, but in fact, it breached our border, breached our sovereignty, refused to abide by the law, and entered as a new trader in Lebanon that wants to sell Iranian mazut fuel at a price lower than required for such imports. Why? Because it entered Lebanon without paying customs, and without paying the tax for oil products."
Source: Asharq TV (Saudi Arabia)