Iran has backed away from calls for U.S. warships to stay out of the Persian Gulf with the Revolutionary Guards saying its part of routine activity.
“U.S. warships and military forces have been in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East region for many years and their decision in relation to the dispatch of a new warship is not a new issue and it should be interpreted as part of their permanent presence,” Revolutionary Guard Deputy Commander Hossein Salami told the official IRNA news agency.
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