Posted on 06/26/2010 12:18:38 PM PDT by GVnana
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran will not be sending a blockade-busting ship to Gaza in defiance of Israeli warnings, an Iranian lawmaker said Saturday, citing Israeli "restrictions."
Mahmoud Ahmadi Bighash told the semiofficial ISNA news agency that instead of sending a ship, an Iranian delegation of lawmakers would travel to Lebanon and sail on one of the aid ships expected to head to Gaza from there.
The Iranian ship called "Infants of Gaza" had been expected to sail Sunday for Gaza carrying 1,100 tons of relief supplies and 10 pro-Palestinian activists but plans were canceled "due to restrictions imposed by the occupying Zionist regime," Bighash said.
Iran made the announcement Tuesday prompting Israel to warn its archenemy to drop the plan.
Israel considers Iran a threat because of its suspect nuclear program, its long-range missiles and its support for Lebanese and Gaza militants.
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They didn’t intend to actually confront Israel anyway.
My, my, my....
My, my, my....
I guess that the Iranians are as stupid as some of their leaders would have us believe.
Their sending a ship to Gaza would be akin to offering up a floating target for the IAF.
That’s OK, come some other time, invitation remains open.
....are NOT.....
Sorry for the typo in the above post.
Some bully’s smarten up, others get their nose broke!
They just wanted to be provocative. They never had any intent of actually facing off with Israel.
Good point.
My money would be on Israel kicking some Persian a$$.
Their pull rope broke on the starter.
I’m guessing they would have gone to an Egyptian port for inspection before the cargo was sent on to Gaza.
People often forget that Egypt also upholds the blockade.
It is appropriate that they would call them Infants of Gaza, because in the moslem world, sacrificing children is the way they operate.
The mistake that they made was to say that the ship would have "a delegation of lawmakers" on board.
They are good at sending their young, but totally chicken livered at going themselves.
I haven't heard of one Imam strapping on a suicide belt, but they sure encourage other people's children to do it!
I wonder if the wacko Muslims that control Iran have any idea how stoopid this sort of saber rattling makes them look.
From what was spewwing out of Tehran a few days ago, they were planning on running the blockade.
True that they are more show than go, but we really don’t expect different from Stroker’s buds, do we?
They need a bloody nose to send them home for another decade or so.
They, the Iranians, knew that this would equate to a declaration of war. They will do it. They are just not ready yet.
It is my personal opinion that Israel should nuke them now. They are lusting for Har Maggidon, so give to them now.
Why should we allow our poor Persian brothers to wait?
Most of their navy dates back to the Shah’s time (70’s and early 80’s). No advanced weapons, no air cover, they wouldn’t survive 5 minutes against a modern force.
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