Monday, June 14, 2010

Iran Ups The Ante Against Israel By Sending Aid Ships To Gaza

Iranian Aid Ships Head For Gaza -- Reuters

* First ship left Iran Sunday, another leaves this week

* Iran says will continue until Gaza blockade lifted

* 100,000 Iranians volunteer to crew ships - report

TEHRAN, June 14 (Reuters) - Iran is sending aid ships to blockaded Gaza, state radio said on Monday -- a move likely to be considered provocative by Israel which accuses Tehran of arming the Palestinian enclave's Islamist rulers, Hamas.

One ship left port on Sunday and another will depart by Friday, loaded with food, construction material and toys, the report said. The boats would be part of international efforts to break Israel's isolation of the Gaza Strip.

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More News On Iran Sending Aid Ships To Israel

Iranian Aid Ships Leave For Gaza -- Radio Free Europe
Iranian Aid Ship, Parliamentarians to Make Gaza Trip (Update1) -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Iran aid ships for Gaza awaiting ministry nod -- AFP
Iranian flotilla leaving for Gaza -- Jerusalem Post
Iran's Red Crescent in bid to break Israeli blockade on Gaza -- InTheNews.co.uk
Iran's IRGC Says No Plans To Escort Gaza Ships -- Radio Free Europe
Guards won't escort aid ships -- Straits Times
Why Iran's Revolutionary Guard wants to escort new Gaza flotilla -- Christian Science Monitor

My Comment: You just know that this is not going to end well.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's a very bold, courageous and welcome move by IRAN....

Anonymous said...

right...why are you not aboard?
ah, a keyboard warrior!

WNU Editor said...

Keyboard warrior .... that is a good one.