Gulf Security Common Interest of Regional States - Iran’s Hatami

By Staff, Agencies

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier-General Amir Hatami on Friday termed the security of the Gulf region as the common interest of the regional states.

Neighboring countries are responsible for maintaining security, he said, adding that: "Allowing the US to enter the region could be regarded as a strategic mistake."

“Foreigners have always been the cause of bringing about insecurity on the pretext of ensuring security in the Persian Gulf,” Hatami pointed out.

They are seeking to sell billions of dollars of weapons and maintain their bases in the region by intimidating Iran and creating a crisis in the Gulf region and then creating security dependence for the littoral sates, he further noted.