Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister and Director General of the Persian Gulf Department at the Foreign Ministry, Mohammad Alibek, welcomed Yemen’s Ansarullah's agreement to repatriate the crew of the Galaxy Leader Ship to their home countries. Alibek added that over the past few months, the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been following up on the matter through communication with relevant parties in Yemen as well as the Hamas brothers. “We are now pleased that, with the sincere cooperation of Ansarullah, the crew of the ship will return to their respective countries,” he stated.