An Iranian ship carrying humanitarian aid supplies, relief workers and peace activists from several countries left the Southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas for Yemen today.
"We are a group of relief workers, physicians and peace activists from the US, Europe and Germany. We are a part of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Red Crescent Society. We are trying to bring medical supplies, flour and water to the Yemeni people. A large number of physicians and a few journalists from Iran are accompanying us on the ship and we intend to deliver 2,500 tons of medical supplies to the Hudaydah port on the Red Sea," RIA Novosti cited a statement issued by 7 anti-war activists aboard the ship.
The activists reiterated that everything on the deck has been checked to make sure that there are no weapons on board the ship.
The anti-war activists stressed that "preventing the dispatch of humanitarian aid to another country is a flagrant violation of international laws."
