Iranian navy ships dock at Syrian port – Iranian media

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Two Iranian naval ships have docked at the Syrian port of Tartous, Iran’s state-run Press TV reported on Monday, in a development likely to raise concern in the West. The ships docked on Saturday and were said to be providing training for Syrian naval forces under an

Iranian navy ships dock at Syrian port – Iranian media

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Two Iranian naval ships have docked at the Syrian port of Tartous, Iran’s state-run Press TV reported on Monday, in a development likely to raise concern in the West.

The ships docked on Saturday and were said to be providing training for Syrian naval forces under an agreement signed a year ago by the two allies, the English language station said without giving a source.

Iranian defence minister Ahmad Vahidi was quoted by the semi-official Fars news agency as saying: “Our ships passed through the Suez canal and it is Iran’s right to have a presence in international waters.”