17.06.2004, 14:13
Zitat:Safavi on Persian Gulf securityDer ganze Text: http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=206056&n=31
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Tehran, June 17 - Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Brigadier General Yahya Rahim-Safavi said here Wednesday that the only sure way to secure Persian Gulf's security is signing security pacts among its littoral states. ...
...Speaking at a gathering of IRGC naval force commanders and managers, Rahim-Safavi referred to the fate of the former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussain, arguing, "that tyrant's fate must have provided a good lesson for the US agents in the Persian Gulf region, proving them the fact that the Americans are not trustworthy partners." ...
... Warning Washington against intriguing some Arab states on the southern coasts of the Persian Gulf against Iran, Brigadier General Safavi said, "we expect the Islamic countries in the region to devise their policies sagaciously and alertly under the sensitive prevailing conditions, and not to fall prey to US and Israeli plots, becoming role players for their scenarios aimed at sowing seeds of discord.
"Referring to the high defense and combat capabilities of the IRGC naval forces, he added, "the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly the IRGC, are quite competent in safeguarding the interests and territorial integrity of Iran, and will definitely confront those who violate the sea and land sovereignty of the Islamic Iran severely."