Cairo – Suez Canal officials say two Iranian naval vessels are expected to start their passage through the strategic waterway early Tuesday.
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Canal officials say the ships are expected to pay a fee of $290,000 for the crossing. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
If the ships make the passage, it would mark the first time in three decades that Iranian military ships have traveled the canal that links the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
Israel has made clear it views the passage as a provocation.
Canal officials said Monday that the ships, a frigate and a supply vessel, are close to the southern entrance of the canal. The vessels are headed to Syria for a training mission.
Now i want to see what the reaction of the world leaders will be to this obvious provocation!
*WE* might see this as an “obvious provocation”, but we are perhaps sitting too close to the event to be able to view the macroscopic whole.
In any event, the passage of this vessel through the ta’alah is not good news, but we shall just have to watch and see.