Iranian Warships Dock In Syria

Iranian warships dock at Syrian port after crossing Suez Canal

Press TV reports the arrival of two Iranian warships at the Syrian city of Tartous; crossing of the Suez

Canal is the second in a year by Iranian warships.

Two Iranian warships docked Saturday at a Syrian port, the Iranian broadcaster Press TV reported.

The vessels - a destroyer and a supply ship - are to provide maritime training to Syria's navy under an agreement between the two countries, according to the report.

The warships reached the Syrian city of Tartous, northwest of the capital Damascus, after crossing the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea.

The crossing was the second in a year by Iranian warships, Iran's navy chief said.

Last February, the Iranian frigate Alvand and the supply ship Kharg entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal, for the first time since 1979.

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