By Working with Egypt to Send Natural Gas to Lebanon, the U.S. Helps Iran
Boosting Syria and Hizballah at the same time.
September 1, 2021
By Working with Egypt to Send Natural Gas to Lebanon, the U.S. Helps Iran
Boosting Syria and Hizballah at the same time.
Two weeks ago, the American ambassador to Beirut confirmed that Washington is working to make possible the delivery of Egyptian natural gas and Jordanian electricity via Syria to Lebanon, which is suffering from an acute fuel shortage. The Biden administration appears to believe that by doing so the U.S. can compete with Iran—and its proxy, Hizballah—for influence over Lebanon. But, Tony Badran argues, Iranian influence is too deeply entrenched for such a move to make a difference; in fact, it will only make the situation worse:
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