Sunday, August 26, 2012

Egypt has recently turned down a U.S. request to stop an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Syria


U.S. Influence Kaput: Egypt Refuses US Request to Inspect Iranian Ship 

U.S. Influence Kaput: Egypt Refuses US Request to Inspect Iranian Ship

Egypt has recently turned down a U.S. request to stop an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Syria, according to a report in Egypt’s Al-Ahram newspaper. According to the report, quoted in Israel Radio on Sunday, Lieutenant General Mohab Mamish, Suez Canal Authority chairman, said Egypt’s navy refused to stop the ship and inspect its cargo as it was passing through the canal. – Haaretz