Two Iranian naval vessels on Thursday withdrew a request to transit the Suez Canal after Israel expressed concerns about the plans, a senior canal official told the Associated Press.The official said no reason was given for the decision to withdraw the application. The official, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said it was not known if the ships intended to transit the waterway at a later date.
Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki said, however, that no request was made to Egyptian authorities.
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Why didn’t Iran take the wise choice and ask to sail some passenger ships with no weapons down the Suez? Clearly this is meant to invite an attack on these lame weak warships. While they should have the freedom for peaceful navigation in these waters, this is clearly a stupid idea at the wrong time. Another example of Iranian government wisdom.
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