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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Israel says Iran sending warships to Mediterranean

Jamaran destroyerIran is sending two warships into the eastern Mediterranean, Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday, labelling the act a "provocation" that the Jewish state cannot ignore for long.

"Tonight two Iranian warships are supposed to cross the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Syria," Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said, speaking at a conference of American Jewish leaders in Jerusalem.

Defence Minister Ehud Barak labelled the reported sailing as "hostile' and said that Israel was closely monitoring the situation.

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