of Dayyer Monday carrying 120 “activists” to Bahrain to show their support for Bahraini protesters, bring humanitarian aid and deliver 5,000 letters of support from Iranians. Within hours, both boats were ordered to return by the Iranian authorities, PressTV reported. Bahrain had seethed at the earlier announcement of the aid ship, calling it illegal interference in Bahrain. Kuwait, which sent a warship as part of the Arab support for the Bahraini monarchy, said it would stop any Iranian boat approaching Bahrain. It wasn’t clear why Iran called the boats back—or dispatched them in the first place. There may have been a miscommunication within the regime. The Islamic Republic is historically long on bark and short on bite. Last year, it said it would send a humanitarian aid ship into Gaza. But no ship ever sailed.
