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Egypt Rejects US Demand For Attacking Iranian Vessel In Suez Canal
Sunday, August 26, 2012 19:20
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Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority said that Egypt’s Navy has rejected a US demand to attack an Iranian vessel in the strategic waterway.
Speaking to Al Arabiya and Al-Hayat TV networks, Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish, also a former commander of the Egyptian Navy, said the US had requested the Egyptian Navy to attack an Iranian vessel passing through the Suez Canal, but his country’s naval force rejected the request.
He said the US had claimed that the vessel was carrying arms and heading to Syria, but it presented no proof to substantiate its allegations.
The Admiral ruled out the possibility of military operations in the Suez Canal, to guarantee the security of the international waterway.
