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Syria’s government has awarded potentially lucrative oil sector contracts to a mysterious Lebanese shipping outfit and a politically-connected Syrian firm, both linked to the far-flung web of companies helping Iran move oil.
A senior Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Qods Force commander reportedly assassinated by Israel had commercial interests in a mysterious company outside Lebanon’s capital.
Rana Koleilat, a fugitive Lebanese who defrauded Al-Madina Bank in collaboration with Syrian intelligence, transferred real estate in Beirut to an accused Hezbollah financier before the financial institution dramatically collapsed in 2003.
While Al-Akhbar did not disclose the identity of the plaintiff, Levant Networks determined that he is the son of Fadi Nasser, who was sanctioned by the US for allegedly helping move oil to Syria.
The recent Syrian government action against Rami Makhlouf points to the under-fire business kingpin’s involvement in the illicit import of petroleum into Syria.