The Admiral of the U.S. Navy said on Sunday that after months of enduring regional attacks and seas at sea, U.S. Has reached a “restless mess” with Iran.
Vice Adam to the annual Manama Dialogue organized by the International Organization for Strategic Studies. Sam Paparo said he has “health respect” for Iran’s navy and its Revolutionary Guards, Associated Press report
“We have received an uneasy disappointment,” said Vice Admiral, who leads the Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain. “The relief of that discomfort is exacerbated by world events and events along the way. But I find Iranian activities at sea to be careful and situational and respectful, so as not to risk unnecessary misconduct or growth at sea. “
According to the AP, Iranian forces have not directly attacked the tanker in recent months, but unidentified assailants attacked an oil tanker with a mine in Saudi Arabia and in recent days went behind a cargo ship near Yemen, according to the AP.
Officials have expressed suspicion of attacking Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, but he has not commented on the incidents.
Paparo, unlike his predecessor Vice Adam, James Mello, has not seen any major disaster in his first few months. The Vice Admiral did not differentiate between the Iranian navy and the Revolutionary Guards, but drew attention from previous leaders, calling it an “old idea” that the latter was loyal to Iran Shah, who was ousted in 1979.
“Thirty-one years into the revolution, I believe we can share that idea,” he said. “I’m sure there’s a difference between them.”
A spokesman for Iran’s mission to the United Nations said in response to Paparo’s remarks that Iran’s navy had “always behaved very professionally while patrolling our territorial waters and the greater Persian Gulf.”
“Otherwise any suggestion is clearly wrong,” Miriusufi told the AP. “The question that needs to be raised is what does the US Navy do, 1,000,000 miles away from its territorial waters?”
The U.S. is keeping an eye on Mediast’s waters to ensure that energy supplies and trade can pass through certain areas such as the Strait of Hormuz, which Iranian officials have threatened to shut down.
Paparo’s remarks come at a time when relations between Iran and the US are strained President Trump
Donald John Trump Trump Dmpp Collins Floats for Georgia Governor At Georgia Senate Republican Trump’s family mourned for friends of Trump’s Loffler campaign staff. Withdrew from the nuclear deal and imposed sanctions on the country. In return, Iran has violated the termination of its nuclear deal.
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