Iranian Navy safeguarding Iranian ship carrying humanitarian aid to Yemen. (IMRA).
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA - MEHR News Agency) – Caleb Maupin, one of the passengers of humanitarian aid ship heading to Yemen, writes about his objectives and intentions for taking part in humanitarian mission being carried out by the Red Crescent Society of Iran.
Why I'm Aboard The Rescue Ship - A Message from Caleb Maupin in the Persian Gulf*
My name is Caleb Maupin, and I am a radical journalist and political analyst. I am also an anti-war activist working with the International Action Center, Fight Imperialism Stand Together (FIST), and the United National Anti-War Committee.
I am 27 years old and I grew up in Ohio. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York with my loving spouse Meches. However, as you receive this message I am thousands of miles away from home, on a ship in the Persian Gulf.
Why am I out at sea on the other side of the world? I am part of a humanitarian mission being carried out by the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We are attempting to bring medical supplies, flour, and water to the people of Yemen.
On board the Rescue Ship with me are other peace activists from the US, Germany, and France, as well as many doctors and a few journalists from Iran. We intend to deliver our cargo of over 2,500 tons of food and medical supplies to the port of Hodeidah on the Red Sea.
Everything on the ship has been carefully checked to make sure that NOTHING that could be considered a weapon is on board. This is a mission of peace, carried out by the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a non-governmental organization recognized by the United Nations.
Iranian jets attempted to deliver medical aid on April 28th. They were cleared for landing by the Yemeni airports, but before they could touch down, they were repelled by Saudi fighter jets.
Blocking the delivery of humanitarian aid is an extreme violation of international law. As our craft propels itself through the Persian Gulf, we are loudly urging that no one interfere with this peaceful humanitarian mission.
Tehran, May 12, IRNA – Iranian Navy is safeguarding 'Iran Shahed' ship, the Iranian vessel carrying humanitarian supplies to the war-stricken people of Yemen, according to Rear Admiral Hossein Azad, the commander of the first zone of the Navy.
Iran Shahed ship left the Port of Shahid Rajaei in southern Iran for Yemen after loading humanitarian supplies in the Iranian commercial port on Monday.
Airstrikes on Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition have killed and wounded thousands of innocent people of the country so far.
Rear Admiral Azad told IRNA that the 34th fleet of the navy, which is present in the Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, provides special support for Iranian vessels carrying humanitarian aid.
This fleet escorts Iranian commercial vessels and tankers, and also safeguards ships from other nations whenever deemed necessary, Azad said, citing the saving of a ship owned by Hong Kong from pirates by the 34th fleet of the Iranian Navy. Hmmmm.....It's pretty obvious Iran is using the 'Gaza Ark' script for it's 'humanitarian' cargo to Yeman.
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