Egypt has received a request from the Iranian planes were two warships to transit the Suez Canal

Egypt said on Friday it had received a request from the Iranian planes were two warships to transit the Suez Canal, in a move described by Israeli Foreign Minister and right-wing as "provocative."

A spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, told Reuters that "the request is sent to the competent authorities", adding that the transfer request to the Ministry of Defence and the Suez Canal Authority.

He did not say when the decision will be made on this request. And you need the vessels crossing the Suez Canal to get a permit from the foreign and defense ministries.

The Iranian state television said on Thursday that the ships Stabran the Suez Canal. This will be the first time, reflect the Iranian warships channel since the Islamic revolution in 1979.

He said Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday that Iran's intention to pass the boats in the Suez Canal on their way to Syria was a "provocation."

The Channel One television that the state-funded that Lieberman is a partner of the religious right in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative coalition, speaking on his own without prior arrangement and that the Ministry of Defense, "they prefer to ignore" is the approach of the vessels.

In Iran's move to distract the attention of the interim government in Egypt, which has close links with the United States and took office since 11 February, when President Hosni Mubarak stepped down at the behest of popular protests.

The canal corridor is vital and strategic trade between Europe and the Middle East and Asia as it is a major source of revenue for the Egyptian government