Iran has sent the third oil tanker sailing to reach Lebanon upon Hezbollah’s request, the country’s Mehr News Agency reported on Monday citing information received from TankerTrackers.com.
The first tanker ship carried Iranian fuel to Syria and from there it crossed into Lebanon. Both Syria and Iran are under US sanctions.
The Iran-backed militia group said it began bringing tanker trucks carrying fuel from Iran on Thursday.
The fuel shipment is supposed to help Lebanon ease its fuel crisis.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Iranian fuel shipments arranged by Hezbollah movement is a breach of Lebanon's sovereignty.
"The violation of Lebanon's sovereignty makes me sad," Mikati told CNN in an interview, his office said in a posting on Twitter.
"But I'm not concerned that sanctions can be imposed" on Lebanon "because the operation was carried out without the involvement of the Lebanese government," he explained.
