Tehran, YJC. Iran’s Navy commander Habibollah Sayyari said on Sunday two destroyers belonging to trans-regional countries had been forced to leave waters where Iranian naval forces are carrying out exercises.
"Over the past days, 2 destroyers which belonged to the ultra-regional
countries appeared in 2 areas where the exercises are held,” Rear Admiral Sayyari
announced on Sunday.
The foreign vessels were finally forced to leave the zone by
being given warnings by the Iranian naval forces, he asid.
"We had already warned that no country or party is allowed
to be present about the areas where the wargame is being played out due to
security issues,” he added.
The drills are named Muhammad Rasulullah (Muhammad, the
messenger of God). They were kicked off on Thursday and are expected to continuye
until December 31.
The drills are held at an area of 2.2 million square
kilometers which stretches from the northern Indian Ocean (10 degrees latitude)
to the Strait of Hormuz situated in the Persian Gulf as well as in the southern
and southeastern Iranian provinces of Sistan-Balouchestan and Hormozgan.