IRGC: Iran Closely Monitoring US Moves in Gulf, Oman Sea

By Staff, Agencies

The Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC] Navy Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri warned the US that his country’s naval forces are closely watch the American vessels’ movements in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

“Iran’s Navy forces are monitoring all US moves in the Sea of Oman and the Gulf,” Rear Admiral Tangsiri said in a recent interview with local media. 

He further underscored that the US is looking for tensions and confrontation in the region and has always sown insecurity wherever it had a presence.

“Today, we have a powerful presence in the entire Persian Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz,” Rear Admiral Tangsiri stressed, adding that full security will be established in the Gulf if US forces leave the region.

Earlier this week, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei reiterated that the Gulf belongs to the nations living there, and those are the ones responsible for ensuring its security.

“The Gulf belongs to the nations living there. Its security is the duty of these nations, & Iran with its long coastlines has a key role in keeping the security of this region. By God’s grace we will do our part. This is our historical, geographical & regional duty,” the Leader said in a series of tweets published Wednesday on the Twitter page of Imam Khamenei on the occasion of the National Persian Gulf Day.

Imam Khamenei also said that a “wise and rational collective policy” in favor of the people of the region cannot be achieved while foreign forces are present in the Gulf.