IRGC Navy commander says foreign vessels' move monitored in Persian Gulf

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Publish Date: 22:34 - 15 December 2019
TEHRAN, Dec 15_Iran’s naval forces are closely watching the movement of any foreign vessel in the Persian Gulf waters, a commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said, warning against the presence of extra-regional countries in that territory.

IRGC Navy commander says foreign vessels' move monitored in Persian GulfTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)_“The IRGC Navy monitors foreign vessels entering the Persian Gulf and questions their nationality, the type of the vessels and their destination,” Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, who commands the IRGC's naval force, said in an interview with Tasnim news agency on Sunday.

All vessels belonging to different countries, including the United States, he said, have always been answerable to the IRGC Navy.

He emphasized that monitoring foreign vessels in the Persian Gulf is an inalienable right of the Islamic Republic, adding, “The Persian Gulf belongs to Iran and the Persian Gulf littoral states and we have the right to question the vessels, because the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz is located in Iran’s territorial waters.”

International regulations verify Iran's right to question foreign vessels, Tangsiri said, noting that the Islamic Republic has been exercising the right in cooperation with regional and extra-regional countries.

"The presence of extra-regional countries," the commander said, "pose certain threats, but our message is that peace and friendship in the region can be established only by regional countries and we have repeatedly announced this issue in various maneuvers and meetings."

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