After the warning expressed in Israel, the two Iranian warships tried to cross the Suez Canal to reach Syria on Thursday have not received permission from the Egyptian authorities. This was revealed today the television channel Al Arabiya hours after Israeli naval forces were on alert to this possibility, which increased the tension between the two competing regional powers.
Information that would confirm the Egyptian official denied yesterday the Suez Canal which stressed that the vessels had not yet received the necessary permission. Reuters added today that the passage of ships has been canceled. Last night, Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, was commissioned to make official his country's concern to see the ships so close its main enemy: "It is expected that two Iranian warships pass through Suez Canal to the Mediterranean and traveling to Syria, something that has not happened in years.
It is a provocation from Iran. The international community must understand that Israel can not continue to ignore these provocations. " Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that "Israel is following with close attention the movements of the Iranian vessels and reported back to friendly countries." "According to international law, Iran has the right to cross the Channel but the problem is the message they convey.
This is a clear provocation. Imagine that we draw several warships and we ride off the coast of Turkey. It would be a provocation. The Iranians want to exploit the vacuum created by the collapse of the regime in Egypt, "an Israeli source said the newspaper Yediot Aharonot. The announcement that Iranian boats would cross the Suez Canal today raised the price of a barrel of oil to $ 104.52 , the highest in the past 29 months. 
Information that would confirm the Egyptian official denied yesterday the Suez Canal which stressed that the vessels had not yet received the necessary permission. Reuters added today that the passage of ships has been canceled. Last night, Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, was commissioned to make official his country's concern to see the ships so close its main enemy: "It is expected that two Iranian warships pass through Suez Canal to the Mediterranean and traveling to Syria, something that has not happened in years.
It is a provocation from Iran. The international community must understand that Israel can not continue to ignore these provocations. " Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that "Israel is following with close attention the movements of the Iranian vessels and reported back to friendly countries." "According to international law, Iran has the right to cross the Channel but the problem is the message they convey.
This is a clear provocation. Imagine that we draw several warships and we ride off the coast of Turkey. It would be a provocation. The Iranians want to exploit the vacuum created by the collapse of the regime in Egypt, "an Israeli source said the newspaper Yediot Aharonot. The announcement that Iranian boats would cross the Suez Canal today raised the price of a barrel of oil to $ 104.52 , the highest in the past 29 months.
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