Iran averts aid ship collision with Israel
Asia Times / Mehdi Jedinia
15-Jul-2010

After weeks of planning and a fair amount of talking up the story, Iran has finally made it clear that it is not after all sending a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Sending a vessel under an Iranian flag might have been just the kind of propaganda coup Tehran would like - but it could also have ended in a direct confrontation with Israel.

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