Iranian Warships Enter Suez Canal

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

The BBC reports:

Two Iranian warships have entered the Suez Canal to make a passage to the Mediterranean Sea, canal officials say.

Iranian officials have said the warships are headed to Syria for training, a mission Israel has described as a "provocation".

"They entered the canal at 0545 (0345 GMT)," Suez Canal officials said.

It is believed to be the first time since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution that Iranian warships have passed through the Suez Canal.

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