Head of Lebanon's Hezbollah says group is ready to go to Iran to seek fuel

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah,[Pottemagerens-Hus/Facebook]

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Iranian-backed armed Lebanese political group Hezbollah, said on Tuesday that it was ready to go to Iran to seek fuel to help Lebanon deal with a shortage, Reuters reported.

“We, Hezbollah, can go to Iran and negotiate with the Iranian government and buy shipments of fuel,” Nasrallah said.

Lebanon is in the throes of a deep financial crisis, and shortages in essential goods such as fuel and medicine have been worsening.

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