The held in Cyprus ship “Monchegorsk,” which was proved to carry forbidden weapons from Iran is ready to sail back to this country. The ship is owned by a Russian company and is sailing under a Cyprian flag. The weapons – raw material for producing ammunitions and systems for launching rockets – is unloaded from the ship and is stored in the Cyprian military base in Mari, 20 kilometers away from Limassol. The crew will also stay in Cyprus until the case is made clear. The owner company of the ship has sent new crew, which will take “Monchegorsk” back to Iran. The ship will sail away when the shift of the current crew is over.

The ship with the forbidden load from Iran was held on January 29^th, and Cyprus informed the UN about the case. The decision to unload and hold the weapons was taken by the Cyprian Defense Ministry. It is unknown how long the load will stay in Cyprus. One of the possibilities is to destroy the materials if the experts assess the action as safe for the human health.

“Monchegorsk” was help after a received signal from Israel that it is transporting Iranian weapons for Hamas. The weapons were really found on board of the ship but Iran is denying that they were intended for Hamas.

For now, the Cyprian authorities have not announced exactly what the materials on board of the ship are and the correspondence with UN is titled “Top Secret.” The only thing announced was that the containers, which included the elements for the ammunitions and the rocket systems were many.