Iran sending two ships to Gaza
Isn't this great news? The Iranian Red Crescent has announced that it will send two ships to Gaza by the end of this week. Red Crescent director for international affairs Abdolrauf Adibzadeh told the state IRNA news agency late on Sunday that the decision to send the ships was taken after a meeting with the foreign ministry.And I would bet on that outcome this time too.
"One ship will carry donations made by the people and the other will carry relief workers. The ships will be sent to Gaza by end of this week," Adibzadeh said.
He said the Red Crescent has called for Iranian volunteers to act as relief workers and accompany the vessels.
"Volunteers who want to go to Gaza and help the oppressed people of occupied Palestine can refer to the Red Crescent website and register," Adibzadeh said.
He said the initial plan was to send the ships through an intermediary country, but "based on a decision by the society, they will be sent directly." He added that the aid would consist of foodstuffs and medicines.
The Iranian Red Crescent had previously sent an aid ship carrying food and medicines to Gaza in December 2008 but it was prevented from reaching the territory by the Israeli navy.
The decision to send the two ships comes hot on the heels of a report that Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards had expressed readiness to escort aid flotillas to Gaza.
"If the respected leader of the revolution (supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) gives an order in this regard, the Revolutionary Guards' naval forces will take a practical step using their capability and equipment to escort flotillas to Gaza," Khamenei's aide in the Guards' naval wing, Ali Shirazi, told the Mehr news agency on Sunday.
It was unclear, however, how the Guards would escort the flotillas as their naval wing is largely made up of speed boats and light vessels.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:11 AM
4 Comments:
Iran doesn't have much of a navy to speak of. Its more bluster than a real threat. They are welcome to try to break the blockade. Good luck with it.
Heh
"Relief workers"... that will be the contraband.
This should be a major violation of supposed ICRC neutrality. The ships will forfeit any legal protection whatsoever.
Blast 'em to the bottom!
If Irans 'navy' attempts to enter Israeli controlled waters they will be a legitimate target and sunk! More Islamofascist martyrs on their way to Hell.
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