Yes, I think you're 100% right. The idea for them is to get BTC, hang onto it as long as they can (so as to avoid devaluation of fiat), then, when they need to buy something using "dollars" from a merchant who accepts only USD-backed crypto, flip it into Tether to make a purchase. That makes sense. The article, or headline at least, presents it incorrectly.

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Morning perplexing headline

They can't get physical dollars from bitcoin. Mining bitcoin is their solution. Tether is just a simple way to turn bitcoin into the stuff they need to survive.
The fact is the dollar, though shitty fiat, holds its value better than the Lebanese fiat, so it is combating inflation  for them.
I guess what I'm saying is it's  great to see a positive  mainstream  article explaining  how important bitcoin  is.