But PressTV said the ships left just two days later, so not much training could have been provided. Then, on Tuesday, the Pentagon, which was carefully watching the ships, said the two Iranian ships never docked in Syria. A Pentagon spokesman said the ships sailed north through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean and as of Tuesday had turned around and appeared to be sailing back to the canal. Was someone fearful of opposition from residents of Syria if the ships docked?
