Commander:

US Navy Presence in Persian Gulf Main Cause of Regional Insecurity

Commander of the Iranian Border Guards Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee said that the presence of the trans-regional states, specially the US, in the region is the main cause of insecurity and tensions.

News ID: 447619

Date: 11 November 2019 - 21:34

RNA - “The nations of the North and South of the Persian Gulf are deeply unhappy with the presence of the American fleet in the Persian Gulf, and they want the fleet to leave the region,” Brigadier General Rezayee said, addressing a press conference in Zahedan in Southeastern Iran on Sunday.

He noted that the presence of the US warships in the Persian Gulf has caused insecurity for businessmen, fishermen, and countries of the region and everyone wants the fleet to retreat.

“The presence of the US war fleet in the region is bringing nothing but insecurity and evil, and the United Nations as defender of the rights of nations does not take the needed measures,” Brigadier General Rezayee added.

He reiterated that the ominous triangle of the US, the Zionist regime, and terrorist groups have undermined the security of all countries in the Persian Gulf.

“We advise countries that follow the US policies in the region not to play so hard with their nations and waste their wealth in favor of the global arrogance because they will achieve nothing but destruction,” he added.

In relevant remarks in early September, Commander of Iranian Army Major General Abdolrahim Moussavi warned the trans-regional states which have deployed their forces in the region against stirring insecurity and making stupid moves.

"We warn the foreigners that if they foment insecurity and tension in the region, they will be put in the most insecure situation," Moussavi said, addressing a gathering in the Central city of Qom.

He also said that Iran's active resistance has made the US strategy of maximum pressure against the Iranian nation to fail, and said, “Today, the US has grown frustrated and stranded strategically.”

In relevant remarks also in early September, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami underlined Iran's high defense power, warning the enemies of the country's crushing response to any aggression.

“Iran’s military power has been tested several times and the enemies are just aware of a small part of the reality of our defense power but, meantime, they know that the Islamic Republic of Iran's military and security power cannot be infiltrated and defeated," General Salami said after visiting Iran’s Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf.

He noted that Iran has developed its equipment and defense power based on the strategy of overcoming the arrogant trans-regional powers, and said, “We are a tested power in the region and therefore, they (the enemies) will come to see our real power only in the battlefield.”

According to Fars News Agency, he also said that Iran's active resistance has made the US strategy of maximum pressure against the Iranian nation to fail, and said, “Today, the US has grown frustrated and stranded strategically.”

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