World | Gaza Iran Bags Plan to Send Aid Ship to Gaza Suddenly doesn't want to 'politicize humanitarian act' Copied Abdolraouf Adibzadeh, spokesman for the planned Iranian humanitarian aid ship to Gaza carrying 1,100 tons of relief supplies, speaks in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Iran has canceled plans to send aid ships to Gaza, according to the Iranian state news agency, thus avoiding any confrontation with the Israeli naval blockade on the territory. Israel had recently notified the UN that it would consider the presence of Iranian ships in the region as "a declaration of war." Iran plans to send relief materials and supplies already collected by other routes directly to Gaza. "The Zionist regime has made the blockade a political issue and we do not wish to politicize this kind of humanitarian aid," said an Iranian official, as reported by the AFP. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Report an error