Iranian navy ships dock at Syrian port: Iranian media
TEHRAN |
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two Iranian naval ships have docked at the Syrian port of Tartous, Iran's state-run Press TV reported on Monday, in a development likely to raise concern in the West.
The ships docked on Saturday and were said to be providing training for Syrian naval forces under an agreement signed a year ago by the two allies, the English language station said without giving a source.
Iranian defense minister Ahmad Vahidi was quoted by the semi-official Fars news agency as saying: "Our ships passed through the Suez canal and it is Iran's right to have a presence in international waters."
(Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; Writing by Giles Elgood; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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Renox wrote:
Once upon the time on Earth:
A cat kills a mouse,
A cow wags her tale
An Iranian ship docks.
A cat kills a mouse,
A cow wags her tale
An Iranian ship docks.
Awesome
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