Two Iranian warships sailed through the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean Sea, a passage no Iranian naval vessel has made since the 1979 Islamic revolution. A frigate and cruiser headed to a port in Syria on what Tehran claims is a routine training mission, but experts say it's a sign of widening strategic interests. Israel called the maneuver a "provocation," especially at a time when a number of its allies in the Arab world face upheaval at home.
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