TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has lauded humanitarian aid sent by friendly countries to support Iran during the U.S.-Israeli war, highlighting that their empathy reflects their deep human, cultural, and historical bonds with the Iranian nation.

With the outbreak of the war, some countries including Iraq, China, Russia, Uzbekistan, India, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan have dispatched humanitarian consignment to the IRCS.
 
Iraq has recently delivered the second shipment of humanitarian aid, including 27 trucks of essential items such as ambulances, beds, stretchers, medical equipment, debris removal tools, blankets, and medicines.

Russia was another country that has sent relief items to the country. The shipment included 313 tons of medicines, Mehr news agency reported.

Russia had formerly sent a shipment of 30 tons of medicineto the IRCS.

To express their solidarity with Iran, Tajikistan also prepared a shipment comprising 110 trucks carrying a total of 3,610 tons of humanitarian aid, including 45 tons of medicine, hygiene, and medical supplies, along with children’s clothing, food supplies, household appliances, bedding, tents, construction materials, and other essential items.

Turkmenistan has sent four trucks of humanitarian aid. The 50-ton shipment included medicines, food, and children’s clothing.

A five-ton shipment of humanitarian aid was sent by India. The aid involved medicines and medical equipment.

According to the IRCS website, Azerbaijan has sent a shipment of 25 tons of food and medical items to Iran. 

Moreover, Uzbekistan dispatched six trucks of relief items, 43 tons of medicines, and 75 tons of food supplies such as flour, edible oil, sugar, canned food, and pasta.