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The closing slender waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world, the strait of Hormuz, is a consequence the US and its allies will have to bear in case of making new mistakes.

Iran’s IRGC top commander, Brigadier General Hussein Salami warned that “The Americans should learn from recent historical truths,” in reference to the arrest of 10 sailors who drifted in their boats into Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf.

During a televised broadcast on Tuesday, Salami highlighted that the arrests that took place a few months ago “prove the fact that Iran has developed a powerful navy in the IRGC and the armed forces, which are capable of defending Iran’s interests and independence.”

The remarks of Salami come after Monday’s remarks of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei on Monday who hammered the US for its schemes against Iran’s military presence in the Persian Gulf and made it clear that the Islamic Republic will continue to demonstrate power at its home, the Persian Gulf.

“The Persian Gulf is the Iranian nation’s home, and the coasts of the Persian Gulf and large parts of the Sea of Oman coasts belong to this strong nation,” Imam Khamenei said, in an address to a gathering of teachers in Tehran.

“Today, the enemies are biting off more than they can chew. For example, they draw plans that Iran should not hold military war games in the Persian Gulf,” Imam Khamenei further added, stressing that “The great Iranian nation can respond to all those excessive demands, stressing, “We must be present in that region (the Persian Gulf), hold war games and demonstrate power.”

Also speaking to reporters in Tehran on Tuesday, Rear Admiral Sayyari discussed the Navy’s plans of Iran, announcing that the Navy intends to hold 20 specialized wargames as part of its agenda.

He went on to say that the military drills that will start in the few coming weeks include electronic warfare, missile tests, intelligence operations, deployment of submarines, and relief and rescue operations.

Sayyari also pointed to the US government’s opposition to Iran’s plans for wargames in the Persian Gulf, saying that though enemies do not want the country to have military presence in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, “we will continue our powerful presence in the two areas … and stage our wargames.”

Back to Salami, the commander underscored that Iran will not give in to “restrictions from any power in the world” in conducting military drills, emphasizing that it is Iran’s “legal right” to hold military exercises according to its strategic plans, adding that Iran will “decisively confront” any menacing passage through the Strait of Hormuz based on the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982.