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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Persian warships maybe rethinking Suez transit
2011-02-17
Various reports are that the Persian ships that were planning to transit the Suez canal have

- changed their mind

- were ordered by Tehran to come back

- ran into some tech problems

- were blocked by Egypt (that's the Haaretz report to which I've linked)

- didn't bring the right forms or enough in the way of fees
Or, per the Jerusalem Post, are going through after all. But apparently the rule is that ships which want to go through the canal must give the Egyptian authorities 24 hours notice in order to get a place in the queue.
Posted by:Lord Garth

#2  Wonder if it is a shipment of gold in case the regime leaders need to hightail it out of Dodge.

Posted by: crosspatch   2011-02-17 19:33  

#1  Bloomberg says the Iranians don't yet have the permission of the Egyptian Defence ministry to transit. Perhaps if they went to Rick's they might get the papers they're looking for.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2011-02-17 12:59  

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