Iran Press/ Iran: Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Tuesday: "Iranian forces have under their watch the US warships in the Persian Gulf second by second", IRNA news agency reported.
According to the Western media, the American aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis has entered the Persian Gulf waters since Friday (December 21) for the first time after US unilateral withdrawal from the Iran Deal on May 8.
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"Iran closely monitors anyone or any movement in the realm of our region from the Indian Ocean", Sayyari added.
Sayyari stressed: “The region we are in, has its owner and Iran will not allow any movement to be made in its territorial waters under Islamic Republic’s sovereignty."
Elaborating on regional developments, he said that security in the region could be guaranteed only through the regional countries.
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Iranian commander continued: “We don’t need others to provide security for us. Those who enter the region on the pretext of promoting security, are the ones who create insecurity wherever they go."
Pointing to insecurity in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan as examples, he added: "If these foreigners leave the region, the people in the region will know how to take care of their affairs."
Sayyari had already commented on the presence of the US warships in the region said: "Out of territorial waters, any country can navigate according to the international rules and we do the same, but we will not allow the US warships to get near to Iran's territorial waters."
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