Egypt rejected US demand to fire on Iranian ship transporting arms to Syria
The Chief Operating Officer of the Suez Canal, who assumed his position on August 12, has told al-Arabiya that he rejected a demand by the United States to fire upon an Iranian ship carrying arms to Syria (Hat Tip: MFS - The Other News). Egyptian Naval Forces recently rejected a U.S. demand to fire on an Iranian vessel loaded with arms and heading to Syria, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority has told Al Arabiya.Aren't you glad we got rid of Mubarak?
Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish, also former commander of the Egyptian Navy, ruled out the possibility of any military operations in the Suez Canal, to guarantee the security of the international waterway.
“My main goal since I was appointed chairman of the Suez Canal Authority on August 12 is to secure all ships passing through the waterway,” he said in a Saturday interview. “The Suez Canal is a narrow waterway and it is impossible for military actions to take place there.”
Labels: Egypt, Iran, Suez Canal, Syria
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:50 AM
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Some submarine of unknown origins should sink it before it reaches Syria
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