Israel Warns It Might Act on Iranian Warships Passing Through Suez Canal
Israel is monitoring two Iranian warships about to pass through the Suez Canal for Syria and warn they might act.
Israeli’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says that “Israel cannot ignore these provocations,” according to ynetnews.com.
Lieberman added that the warships was “a provocation that proves Iran’s nerve and self-esteem is growing from day to day.”
- An Iranian warship and speed boats take part in a naval war game in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, southern Iran on April 22, 2010.
Iran announced plans to deploy warships near Israel and dock at a Syrian port for a year, IsraelNationalNews.com reports.
A senior Israeli official tells the site that “Israel will know how to deal with it.”
Intelligence officials believe that the Iranian warships might be involved in supplying radical Islamic groups in Yemen with weapons, according to UPI.com.
