2023-05-21 22:37:21
A senior Iranian military official on Sunday called a “theatrical” staging of the crossing of the Strait of Hormuz by senior American, British and French officers aboard an American destroyer, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency.
The sea crossing, which according to the parties concerned was aimed at ensuring security in the strait, was in fact a “theatrical” publicity operation, the Commander-in-Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri told reporters. , on the sidelines of a ceremony held in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas to welcome the return of an Iranian flotilla.
The United States, France and the United Kingdom should explain why they are “interfering in the affairs of our region” thousands of miles from home, even though the States of the region are already ensuring their own security by cooperation with each other, he noted.
Abbas Gholamshahi, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy’s First Zone, said on Saturday that his forces “closely followed” the US destroyer carrying the three commanders as it exited the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report. press release from the semi-official Fars news agency.
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