TEHRAN -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces said Friday any presence of the occupying regime of Israel in the Persian Gulf will only fuel insecurity.
“We believe that the Zionist regime gaining a foothold in the Persian Gulf region will have no result other than sowing sedition and creating insecurity,” Brigadier General Alireza Tangsiri said in a meeting with the commander of Oman’s navy, Rear Admiral Saif bin Nasser Bin Mohsin Al Rahbi.
The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the presence of foreign forces will not help regional security, but rather will foment insecurity, he said.
The comments come days after sources familiar with the matter revealed that the U.S. and the Zionist regime are seeking to lay the groundwork for the so-called security alliance with some regional Arab states to fight off what they call the threat from Iran.
Discussions on the plan are still at an early stage and have already met resistance from several Arab countries who refuse to do business with Israel, Reuters on Thursday quoted four sources as saying.
Iranian officials have repeatedly described Israel’s destabilizing activities as the main source of insecurity in the region, warning regional

countries about the perils of allowing Tel Aviv to establish a foothold in the region.
“We believe that countries of the Persian Gulf region have the required capacity and capability to preserve the security of this sensible region,” the Iranian commander added.
Pointing to the strong support of Iran for all oppressed nations across the world, especially for Palestinians, he dubbed the Zionist regime as “number one enemy of Muslims”.
The regime was established based on oppression and aggression and has not spared any oppression to secure its existence, he said, noting that the regime will perish just as all sorts of oppression have the same destiny.
For his part, the Omani commander said that foreigners only consider their own interests by being present in the region.
The security of the region, he maintained, is provided by regional countries in the first place
Many countries covet the great wealth of this region, he said, adding that increasing the level of ties in line with strengthening regional security and stability will limit foreigners’ intentions.
On Thusday, IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif warned the Zionist regime against committing an act of folly against Iran.
“Zionists are trying hard to threaten the Islamic Republic of Iran. We warn the usurping Israeli regime that it will permanently lose the 27,000 square kilometers of territories that it has occupied if it makes such a mistake. There’s no doubt about this threat,” he said at a ceremony in the northwestern city of Qazvin.
Sharif also dismissed Israel’s threats of military option against Iran, stating that the former Ba’athist regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, which enjoyed full support of the United States and the Soviet Union, miserably failed in the 1980-1988 war on Iran.