Iranian navy ships return from Syria through Suez One of two Iranian naval ships that returned from Syria passes through the Suez Canal Fe...

Iranian navy ships return from Syria through Suez

One of two Iranian naval ships that returned from Syria passes through the Suez Canal February 21, 2012. The ships entered the canal from the Mediterranean Sea early in the morning, heading south towards the Red Sea, and were expected to leave the canal on Tuesday afternoon, a source said. (REUTER/Stringer)

CAIRO - Two Iranian naval ships returned from Syria through the Suez Canal Tuesday, a Suez Canal source said.

The ships entered the canal from the Mediterranean Sea early in the morning, heading south toward the Red Sea, and were expected to leave the canal Tuesday afternoon, the source said.

The ships had docked at the Syrian port of Tartous, in a show of support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a regional ally of Iran.

(Agencies)