Iranian Warships In Suez Canal?

  No, not yet but they could be passing through the canal in the near future if one is to believe the Israelis.

  What we have here is Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman saying that Iran will be sailing through the canal on Wednesday and he really has no proof that that is going to happen. He has not offered to explain just how he happens to know this and he calls the planned trip an Iranian “ provocation.”

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"This is a provocation that proves that Iranian audacity and insolence are increasing," he said in a statement.

The Egyptian body that runs the Suez Canal denied the claim.

Ahmed el-Manakhli, head of the canal operations room, said warships must get permission 48 hours before crossing, and "so far, we have not been notified."

  So what does Washington say about this?

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley confirmed the presence of the ships in the area of the canal but would not say whether that was considered provocative.

"There are two ships in the Red Sea," he said, "What their intention is, what their destination is, I can't say."

  This is just Israel looking for a reason to start some shit with Iran over nothing at this point. Israel would like nothing more than to attack these 2 ships for even the smallest perceived slight.

"The international community must understand that Israel cannot ignore these provocations forever," he said, according to the statement. "We expect the international community to act with haste and determination against the Iranian provocations that are intended to destabilize the situation in the region."

     I take it that the canal is only to be used by those countries that Israel is not afraid of?

    We have the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Enterprise passing through the canal so I seriously doubt if the Iranians are going to start anything.

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