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Iran is the only power that can secure the Gulf, a Revolutionary Guards commander said yesterday, adding that the reinforced US navy presence in the waterway was causing regional instability.
The only power which can provide for the security in the region is the Islamic Republic of Iran and the world is slowly grasping this issue, said Admiral Ali Fadavi, the Guards top naval chief, quoted by the website of the Bushehr provincial governors office.
Fadavis comments were made ahead of September 16-27 war games the US and 20 other nations are to hold near the Gulf. The exercises will test abilities to clear waters of minesa tactic the US fears Iran could use to impede oil tanker traffic in the narrow Strait of Hormuz, at the mouth of the Gulf.
Two US aircraft carriers are already in or near the Gulf, with a third on the way, a greater-than-normal show of US naval might in the region.
The presence of the Americans causes insecurity in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, Fadavi said.
The Americans live with the delusion that they are powerful. But the Islamic Revolutions power is derived from Gods eternal power and it is incomparable, he added.
Gulf Times ? Qatar?s top-selling English daily newspaper - Gulf/Arab World
Just to show you the mindsets of the people we are dealing with.
The only power which can provide for the security in the region is the Islamic Republic of Iran and the world is slowly grasping this issue, said Admiral Ali Fadavi, the Guards top naval chief, quoted by the website of the Bushehr provincial governors office.
Fadavis comments were made ahead of September 16-27 war games the US and 20 other nations are to hold near the Gulf. The exercises will test abilities to clear waters of minesa tactic the US fears Iran could use to impede oil tanker traffic in the narrow Strait of Hormuz, at the mouth of the Gulf.
Two US aircraft carriers are already in or near the Gulf, with a third on the way, a greater-than-normal show of US naval might in the region.
The presence of the Americans causes insecurity in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, Fadavi said.
The Americans live with the delusion that they are powerful. But the Islamic Revolutions power is derived from Gods eternal power and it is incomparable, he added.
Gulf Times ? Qatar?s top-selling English daily newspaper - Gulf/Arab World
Just to show you the mindsets of the people we are dealing with.