Iranian Warships Arrive at Syrian Port

(NewsCore) - Two Iranian warships docked at the Syrian port of Tartus in what was described as a training mission, following a provocative journey through the Suez Canal at a time of global tension over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions.

The vessels, a destroyer and a supply ship, docked in the Syrian port after passing through the canal Saturday. Tartus is home to Damascus-ally Russia’s only Mediterranean naval base.

The mission was “to provide maritime training to naval forces of Syria under an agreement signed between Tehran and Damascus a year ago,” Iranian English-language broadcaster Press TV reported Monday.

The passage through the Suez Canal was only the second made by Iranian ships since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.