Provocative: An Iranian naval ship travels through the Suez Canal near Ismailia, the first of the country's vessels to enter the canal in over 30 years. Photo from The Daily MailIsrael: Iranian Naval Vessels Major Provocation -- USA Today
JERUSALEM (AP) — As two Iranian warships sailed into the Mediterranean on Tuesday, an Israeli leader charged that Iran's goal was dominance in the Middle East.
The ships exited the Suez Canal Tuesday afternoon. It was the first time Iran has sent warships through the canal since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Israeli leaders have called the move a provocation.
"The passage of the Iranian ships is part of the comprehensive struggle that Iran is conducting against the West for hegemony and control in the Middle East," Vice Premier Silvan Shalom told an energy conference in Israel's southern resort of Eilat.
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