Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif demanded Egypt permit Iran to send humanitarian aids for Gaza residents.
| There seems to be a bit of confusion in the Arabic language between asked and demanded... |
Zarif said that an Iranian plane carrying rockets and ammunition humanitarian aid is waiting for an Egyptian flight permit, Iran's Mehr news agency reported on July 25. Zarif expressed hope that Egypt will issue the permit for Iran to send a medical aid consignment as soon as possible. He also underlined that the plane if permitted to flight to Egypt, will transfer a number of the injured Palestinians to Iran for treatment.
| Including Khalid Mashaal, who won't be injured but who will don a burqa and moan convincingly... |
In a telephone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shokri last week, Zarif, expressed deep concern over the situation in Gaza, and called on Cairo to open the Rafah crossing for humanitarian aids. |