"... a move that puts the country's new military regime in a prickly position with its Israeli neighbor.They are expected to be the first Iranian warships to sail through the Suez since the Islamic republic's 1979 revolution....
"This is awkward -- at a minimum," said David Schenker, director of the Program on Arab Politics at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Schenker said the Iranians had asked for a frigate -- the Alvand -- and a military supply ship -- the Kharg -- to cross into the Mediterranean. Both are armed with missiles, he said. Their passage would create more uncertainty in the region. "It's destabilizing. It raises tension, particularly in this time of transition in Egypt," Schenker said. "This is typical of Syrian-Iranian opportunism.".."
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The Israelis can cry all they want.But the Suez cannal is an international water way.
Are you purposely ignoring the fact that the two ships can carry cargo, in spite of their age? Cargo that could create all kinds of mischief. It's hard to take your comments seriously when you ignore all of the different ways these two old ships could actually trigger hostilities or war. No one is saying these ships will trigger a war. But thoughtful people all understand that these two ships could trigger one.
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