Fwd: Fw: First Iranian ships cross Suez Canal

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From: William Gladys <william.gladys@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 6:28 PM
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But!!! No doubt the Israeli tanks and  military of the IDF will all be armed to the teeth as they enter Gaza!!! William Gladys. 

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From: KarimAG

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Subject: First Iranian ships cross Suez Canal

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First Iranian ships cross Suez Canal

Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:1AM

An Iranian Alvand class frigate

Two Iranian warships have entered the Suez Canal and are heading towards the Mediterranean Sea after Egypt issued authorization for the move.

"They entered the canal at 5:45 a.m.," Reuters quoted an official of the canal as saying on Tuesday.

The two Iranian vessels, Khark and Alvand, crossed the Suez Canal, a strategic international shipping route in Egypt, on Tuesday.

Khark has 250 crewmembers and can carry three helicopters. Alvand is armed with torpedoes and anti-ship missiles. The two warships, however, are not carrying any weapons or nuclear and chemical materials.

Egypt's official news agency, MENA, reported on Friday that Cairo has "agreed to allow the two Iranian warships to transit the Suez Canal."

This marks the first time since the victory of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution that Iranian warships have been allowed to use the Suez Canal.

Iran's Navy has announced that dispatching Iranian vessels to the Mediterranean is aimed at strengthening friendly relations with other countries and conveying Iran's message of peace and security in international waterways.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed concerns on Sunday over the passage of the two Iranian ships through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean.

"Israel views with gravity this Iranian initiative and other developments that reinforce what we have said in past years about Israel's security needs," he claimed.

SF/MB/HRF

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