Iran considers Israel's participation in a Gulf water alliance a threat to its security

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that Israel's participation in a US-sponsored coalition in the Gulf waters is an explicit threat to Tehran's national security.

"Iran believes that this alliance is tense," Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said.

Mousavi said that Iran has the right to face this threat and defend itself, blaming the responsibility of this "dangerous action for America and the Zionist entity illegal," as he put it.

Regarding US attempts to form a military alliance or hold a meeting on maritime navigation in the future under the pretext of securing maritime navigation in the Gulf, Mousavi said, "Iran, as a country in the Gulf region and has 1,500 shore miles in this region and according to its historical responsibility, the Gulf considers the continuation of its territory and sees itself committed By securing and ensuring the security of the movement of ships therein. "

The formation of this alliance against the backdrop of US warnings to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, after the incidents of several foreign ships, including the detention of Iran a British oil tanker.

Iran believes that Israel's participation in this alliance will fuel tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv over the Iranian presence in Syria and Iran's nuclear program, which Israel considers a threat to its existence.

US warnings
Earlier, the US Central Command warned of a possible "miscalculation" that could lead to hostile actions against US or allied ships operating in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, in light of mounting regional tensions raising fears of a confrontation with Iran. .

A statement by the US Central Command issued on Thursday that ships had reported interference in their positioning systems and interference in their maritime communications.

The warning in the Central Command statement follows a similar warning by the US Maritime Administration that communications and positioning systems in commercial ships in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman could be disrupted.