AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The American officials begged Iran to release their vessels, which were confiscated in the Red Sea, and they have never dared to enter the region, an Iranian navy commander revealed.
Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, said before the Friday Prayers sermon in Tehran, adding that two squadrons from Iran are patrolling Malaga Strait and Bab al-Mandab Strait to hinder the enemies from hatching plots against the interests of the Iranians.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy conducts in line with international regulations and based on a professional attitude, but if it sees that the enemies utilize unjustified equipment, the Iranian naval force with react decisively, he warned.
Pointing to the seizure of American vessels in the Red Sea following the Iranian forces made use of the Jamaran destroyer, Irani said that the American officials begged for the release of the vessels, but the Iranian forces threw away their boats into the water, so they have not dared to return to the region up to now.
On maritime diplomacy, the commander said that Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a decree last year and that the Iranian naval forces pursue mutual respect in their interaction with friendly countries and those who give importance to amicable association.
Today, by using the capabilities of the youths, scientists, and industrialists inside the Islamic country, the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has succeeded in hoisting the Iranian flag, he added.
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