Egypt rejected US demand to fire on Iranian ship transporting arms to Syria

The Chief Operating Officer of the Suez Canal, who assumed his position on August 12, has told al-Arabiya that he rejected a demand by the United States to fire upon an Iranian ship carrying arms to Syria (Hat Tip: MFS - The Other News). Egyptian Naval Forces recently rejected a U.S. demand to fire on an Iranian vessel loaded with arms and heading to Syria, the chairman of the Suez Canal