Iran is sole provider of security in Persian Gulf

(MNA) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Naval Force said on Sunday that Iran is the sole power to keep the Persian Gulf safe.

“The only power that can establish security in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East is Iran and the world has gradually realized this,” Admiral Ali Fadavi told a gathering in the city of Bushehr on the shores of the Persian Gulf.

He added in addition to countries in the region many countries in other parts of the world are attentive to the security of the Persian Gulf.

Pointing the strategic importance of the Persian Gulf, the general said in the 1980s, when Iraq was in war against Iran, only 9 million barrels of oil were exported from the Persian Gulf per day and now it is 19 million barrels which will increase to 35 to 40 millions barrels by the year 2020.

He also said since the U.S. warships entered the Persian Gulf the security situation in the region has started worsening rather than improving.