In another attempt to defuse anger, Saleh told a news conference that he has ordered troops not to fire at anti-government protesters, except in self defense.
“Reports on a numerous victims and injured can be a consequence of the suicides in Azerbaijani armed forces,” Armenian Defence Ministry spokesman stated.
The automatically sent response expressing gratitude for contacting the Senator was accepted by the Azerbaijani Diaspora of the U.S. as a letter of response.
If the ships make the passage, it would mark the first time in three decades that Iranian military ships have traveled the canal that links the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.