The muzzies never learn. And what are they doing on water, I thought they lived on sand.
Well, they (then know as the Persians) had a significant fleet of triremes in 480 B.C. That is until the naval battle against the Greeks at Salamis Island. The Greeks sank approximately 200 of the Persian ships. Legend has it that the loss of Persians at the battle was incredibly severe due to the fact that Persians didn't know how to swim. I think they fair better on sand.
Look at a map....
There is a great body of water called the Arabian gulf and it borders Iran and the Gulf States.
All have been trading by sea since the beginning of time.