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Iranian Warships Dock in Syria

   VOA News  February 24, 2011
   The  Iranian  navy  frigate IS Alvand passes through the Suez canal at
   Ismailia, Egypt, February 22, 2011

Photo: AP

   The  Iranian  navy  frigate IS Alvand passes through the Suez Canal at
   Ismailia, Egypt, February 22, 2011

   Two  Iranian  naval  ships  have docked in Syria after passing through
   Egypt's  Suez  Canal  into  the  Mediterranean Sea - an act Israel had
   called a "provocation."
   Reuters  news  agency said the Iranian frigate and supply ship arrived
   in Syria Wednesday night.
   Iran's  naval commander said the ships were conducting a routine visit
   and  aimed  to  carry  what  he described as "the message of peace and
   friendship" to other nations.
   Egyptian  officials  said they gave permission for the Iranian vessels