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Iran ready to build 2 power plants in Lebanon : FM

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FILE PHOTO : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian shown during a meeting with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah . Hezbollah has been importing fuel from iran to Syria in ships and from there to Lebanon by trucks . Nasrallah wants Iran to also explore for oil and gas in offshore Lebanon

Tehran also willing to help rebuild Beirut port if request is made: Amir-Abdollahian

Beirut: Iran is ready to build two power plants in Lebanon, one in Beirut and the other in the south of the country, in a period of 18 months, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said after meeting Lebanese officials on Thursday.

He also told a news conference in Beirut that Iran is willing to help rebuild the port of Beirut, destroyed by a massive blast in August 2020, if the Lebanese government makes such a request.

The explosion devastated swathes of the Lebanese capital and left more than 218 people dead.

Meanwhile, Jordan hopes to start supplying Lebanon with electricity by the end of the year, Sky News Arabia reported, citing an interview with the kingdom’s energy minister, Hala Zawati.

She said Lebanon is seeking financing from the World Bank for this project, Sky reported.

A protester in Beirut is holding the Lebanese flag that reads Iran out on top and 1559 in bottom , 1559 is the 2004 UN resolution that calls for disarming Hezbollah militia and for the end of Syria;’s occupation of Lebanon. Syria has since withdrew its forces but Hezbollah not only kept its arms it used its arms to destabilize the country. Now the majority of the Lebanese consider Iran as the occupier of Lebanon through Hezbollah

Under an agreement announced last month, Egypt will supply natural gas to Lebanon via a pipeline that passes through Jordan and Syria to help boost Lebanon’s electricity output. The deal is part of a US-backed plan to alleviate Lebanon’s power shortages.

One analyst commented on Abdollahian’s offer to build 2 power plants and rebuild the port by saying:

” The only reason we don’t have electricity in Lebanon is because Hezbollah and its ally the Amal movement instructed their Shiite supporters not to pay their electric bills and made life miserable for bill collectors and few were even killed . As a result of this Lebanon had to subsidize the electric utility company in billions of dollars and after the financial collapse Lebanon couldn’t even afford the fuel to run the power plants .

The analyst added: “As with regards to the port , the whole world knows that Hezbollah confiscated the ammonium nitrate that cause the explosion . The chemical was stored for use by the Syrian regime in its barrel bombs”

He aded : My advise to Iran is stop destroying what we have and leave us alone we don’t need you

With Agencies

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3 responses to “Iran ready to build 2 power plants in Lebanon : FM”

  1. Arzna Avatar
    Arzna

    I agree with the analyst
    What will happen if Iran builds the power plants and Hezbollah and Amal tell their supporters not to pay their electric bills .
    We will be back to square one( because their supporters constitute one third of Lebanon),
    more subsidies will be needed to run the the plants and another financial collapse will follow
    The same applies to rebuilding the port what will happen to the newly rebuilt port if Hezbollah this time decides to confiscate another shipment of an explosive chemical and the port explodes again

    The only solution for Lebanon is disarming Hezbollah , because its arms don’t serve Lebanon’s interests
    Organization that are created to to destroy can’t build a nation
    they only serve Iran’s expansionist project
    In addition Iran should Leave us alone , because we don’t want to be part of its expansionist project .
    Hezbollah and Iran have been nothing but trouble for Lebanon
    They killed the Lebanese spirit of coexistence
    They killed the Lebanese economy … no tourists dare to come to Lebanon because of Hezbollah
    they deprived us of our real friends who supported us whenever we needed help in the past …
    They took us 100 years back if not more

    The Iranian foreign. minister should go back to Khamenei and tell him to leave Lebanon alone .. the time of occupying another country is over

    1. No Avatar
      No

      Lebanon’s Foreign Minister and Prime Minister and President need to tell that to Khamenei and Iranian officials … That hasn’t happened … ever.

  2. vs Avatar
    vs

    The Iranian foreign minister who arrived in Lebanon met last night with Hassan Nasrallah.
    The Iranian minister offered the Lebanese government assistance in rebuilding the port of Beirut as well as building a power plant for electricity generation.
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    Iran is failing to meet the electricity needs of its citizens but is offering this to Lebanon to strengthen its grip there https://t.me/abualiexpress/31401

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