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Iranian officials last week said they would not allow the Saudi-led forces to inspect the Iran Shahed, which is under military escort, and warned of war if the cargo ship was attacked.
Iran says the ship is carrying food aid, medical volunteers and seven Western activists, one of whom was identified by the Tasnim news agency as
Caleb Maupin, a native of Ohio who has campaigned against war and the U.S. financial system. "If they prevent (the ship from docking), which is likely, this is a major human rights violation," Tasnim quoted Maupin as saying in an interview on board the ship.
Maupin also criticised a plea from his native United States that Iran redirect the ship to Djibouti, where the United Nations is coordinating relief efforts.
And so it begins again, now with that joyful cargo of activists added.
Caleb Maupin - Radical Journalist & Political Analyst
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Saw some other news from Yemen, apparently SecState Kerry has come out in support of the resumption of air strikes among the Saudi led coalition.
"The Houthis were engaged in moving some missile-launching capacity to the
border and under the rules of engagement, it was always understood that if there
were proactive moves by one side or another, then that would be in violation of
the ceasefire agreement," said Kerry, according to the Reuters news agency.
Hmm, reminiscent of the NATO whacking of Serb air defense units in Bosnia, 20 years ago or so.