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2025-12-29 20:21
By Garsha Vazirian
Six countries, three seas, one voracious war machine
A year of Tel Aviv’s fear doctrine—sovereignty dismantled across six nations, maritime terror targeting humanitarian aid
TEHRAN – In 2025, Israel acted as a borderless war machine, unleashing over 10,631 military attacks across six nations—Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Yemen, and Qatar—while extending its brutality to maritime terrorism against aid ships in the waters of Malta, Greece, and Tunisia.
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2025-10-08 17:52
By Shahab Sarmadi
Israel’s interception of Gaza aid flotillas sparks global outcry
TEHRAN – Israel’s back-to-back interceptions of two international aid flotillas bound for Gaza have provoked a surge of global condemnation and legal scrutiny, casting renewed light on the blockade of the Palestinian enclave. The seizures — carried out in international waters — targeted the Global Sumud Flotilla a week ago, and the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) on Wednesday, including its lead vessel The Conscience.
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2025-10-05 22:11
‘Brutal and inhumane’, Iran condemns Israel’s harsh treatment of Sumud flotilla activists
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly denounced the Israeli regime’s “brutal and inhumane” treatment of hundreds of international activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission that sought to break Tel Aviv’s years-long blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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2025-10-05 19:12
After Sumud, ‘Conscience’ aims to renew flotilla effort
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition launched the Ship of Conscience alongside the “Thousand Madleens to Gaza” initiative, carrying 92 personnel from 26 nations — doctors, journalists, human rights defenders — in a bold challenge to Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.
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2025-10-05 15:39
Ben-Gvir ‘proudly’ defends Sumud detainee mistreatment as Greta Thunberg reports abuse
Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, openly defended the mistreatment of activists detained during the interception of the Global Sumud flotilla, declaring on Sunday: “I am proud that the flotilla activists are being treated as terrorists.”
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2025-10-04 22:57
By Garsha Vazirian
Israel’s Sumud seizure reignites global campaign against Gaza blockade
TEHRAN – International fury erupted this week after Israeli naval commandos intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla — a 42-vessel convoy carrying volunteers and small consignments of food and medicine — detaining roughly 400–450 activists in a sweep that organizers and rights groups call unlawful.
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2025-10-04 11:27
By staff writer
Sumud flotilla speaks volumes beyond humanitarian aid to Gaza
There is no limit to Israel’s disinformation campaign and lies
TEHRAN - The Israeli military intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers.
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2025-10-03 20:00
Global Sumud Flotilla featured at new mural at Palestine Square in Tehran
TEHRAN – A new mural was unveiled at Tehran’s Palestine Square featuring the Global Sumud Flotilla imagery, coinciding with reports of an Israeli assault on aid vessels. The mural bears the phrase: “The sea will never be safe for Pharaoh.”
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2025-10-03 19:39
By Garsha Vazirian
Steadfast in defiance, activists detained after Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla
TEHRAN – Israeli naval forces intercepted and boarded the Polish-flagged Marinette on Friday, the last vessel of the Global Sumud flotilla, taking control roughly 42.5 nautical miles off Gaza and towing the boat to Ashdod while detaining its six crew.
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2025-10-03 19:39
By Wesam Bahrani
Global anger at Gaza flotilla raid
TEHRAN – International reaction is mounting after Israeli occupation forces stormed the Global Sumud Flotilla.
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2025-10-03 19:35
By Staff writer
Calls for sanctions rise as Israel intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla
TEHRAN – Worldwide protests have erupted following Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a convoy carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, with demonstrators demanding tough sanctions against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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2025-10-03 17:38
French opposition leader urges Macron to expel Israeli envoy
Mathilde Panot, deputy leader of the France Unbowed party, has urged the French president to expel Israel’s ambassador to Paris, Joshua Zarka, following Israel’s seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla, Al Jazeera reported.
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2025-10-03 13:58
Uruguay voices concern over Israel’s seizure of Sumud flotilla
The Uruguayan government issued a statement on Thursday expressing serious concern over Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission sailing toward Gaza with the aim of delivering aid to a population devastated by war and famine.
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2025-10-03 13:44
Israel intercepts Polish-flagged Marinette, last vessel of Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla
The Israeli military has dismantled an entire humanitarian flotilla seeking to break its siege on war-ravaged Gaza, arresting hundreds of activists from dozens of vessels, Al Jazeera reported.
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2025-10-01 18:48
By Shahrokh Saei
Breaking the blockade: Global Sumud Flotilla’s high-stakes journey to Gaza
TEHRAN – Concerns are growing over Israel’s aggressive actions against the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is approaching Gaza in a bid to break the longstanding Israeli blockade on the Palestinian territory.
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2025-09-30 18:53
Sumud flotilla enters Gaza danger zone
The Global Sumud Flotilla entered what organizers called Gaza’s “danger zone” on Tuesday, pressing east after repairs and carrying urgent medicine, food, and international volunteers in a bid to challenge Israel’s naval blockade.
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2025-09-29 16:12
Global Sumud Flotilla approaches Gaza to break Israeli blockade
An international aid flotilla is approaching the Gaza Strip in a bid to break an Israeli blockade on the Palestinian enclave, organizers said Monday, Anadolu reported.
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2025-09-26 17:24
Warnings of imminent Israeli strike shadow Gaza flotilla amid pressure to reroute supplies
The Global Sumud Flotilla, a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, pressed forward Thursday despite government warnings of an imminent Israeli attack.
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2025-09-24 19:45
By Garsha Vazirian
Israeli drones in the dark and the flotilla the world lets bleed
TEHRAN – In the small hours of Wednesday, activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla reported a night of sustained aerial harassment: low-flying drones, at least 13 detonations around vessels, objects dropped on decks, and deliberate jamming of ship radios as crews dived for cover.
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2025-09-24 14:56
Italy denounces attack on Global Sumud Flotilla
Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has condemned an overnight drone attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla that is headed to Gaza in an attempt to deliver aid, Al Jazeera reported.
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2025-09-23 21:25
Iranians set to join Global Sumud Flotilla from the country's southern waters
An Iranian convoy is set sail for Gaza on Wednesday, joining the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian mission dedicated to delivering crucial humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, who are currently grappling with famine as a result of an ongoing Israeli siege.
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2025-09-23 18:42
Tom Barrack: US arms Lebanon to ‘fight its own people’
In an interview with the National released Monday, U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack defended Washington’s push to make the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) the agent of Hezbollah’s disarmament — even as he conceded the U.S. will not equip the army to confront Israel.
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2025-09-21 16:29
New Italy-based flotilla to join Sumud sailing for Gaza
The International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza announced Sunday that a new wave of ships will set sail from southern Italy next Wednesday to challenge the blockade of the Palestinian enclave, adding to the efforts of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
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2025-09-20 16:15
Sumud Flotilla activists defy threats to break Israel’s Gaza blockade
After a night of storms, shafts of sunlight revealed a compact armada of more than 50 vessels in Tunis — the Global Sumud Flotilla — loaded with food, medical supplies, and volunteers from over 40 countries preparing to steam toward Gaza to challenge Israel’s long-running naval blockade.
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2025-09-15 18:20
Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to break Gaza blockade
The Global Sumud Flotilla, a multinational maritime convoy tasked with breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza, has embarked on its mission from Tunisia amid heightened tensions and recent attacks on its vessels. The flotilla departed from three Tunisian ports — Bizerte, Gammarth, and Sidi Bou Said — between September 14 and 15, 2025, carrying activists and humanitarian aid from over 40 countries.
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2025-09-13 20:10
If Palestine can’t win, many principles are at stake,” says Italian activist on Sumud flotilla
Claudio, a volunteer from Sicily, says solidarity with Gaza is a continuation of historic liberation struggles
TEHRAN- The Sumud flotilla has brought together volunteers and sailing boats from across the Mediterranean, aiming to challenge Israel’s blockade and deliver solidarity to Gaza. From Italy, dozens of boats are preparing to set sail. Among them is Claudio, an Italian activist from Sicily affiliated with the International Solidarity Movement, who shared his perspective with the Tehran Times in Tunis.
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2025-09-13 20:09
“Children of Gaza, don’t lose hope, we are by your side”: Dutch activist on Sumud mission says
Dominique, the sole Dutch participant in the Sumud flotilla, says ordinary citizens must act where governments fail
TEHRAN - As the Sumud humanitarian flotilla voyages waters of Tunisia with the aim of breaking the siege on Gaza, international activists are stepping forward to challenge the blockade through non-violent action. Among them is Dominique, the only delegate from the Netherlands, who spoke to the Tehran Times about their motivation, readiness to face risks, and heartfelt message to Palestinian children.
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2025-09-13 11:23
Dutch activist on Sumud mission:“Children of Gaza, don’t lose hope — we are by your side”
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2025-09-13 11:21
Italian activist joins Sumud flotilla: “If Palestine can’t win, many principles are at stake”
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2025-09-12 20:34
Israeli drones strike Sumud flotilla twice; activists press on
The Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian-led mission to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, has faced two suspected drone attacks in Tunisian waters this week, drawing international condemnation and diplomatic pressure on Israel.