On Thursday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Swiss ambassador, the patron of American interests in Tehran, and delivered a letter of protest against the American threats.
“We protest against the harmful actions and provocative actions of the American forces in the Gulf waters,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousawi.
Mousawi added: “The Swiss ambassador delivered a strongly worded protest message against the threats and illegal and destabilizing presence of US forces in the northern Gulf waters and near the Iranian coast.”
Mousawi called on the United States to sponsor maritime navigation laws, stressing that Iran would respond appropriately to any threats and attacks in the Gulf waters and the Gulf of Oman.
“Trump‘s threats to destroy Iranian boats are provocative and condemned,” Mousawi said.
The leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hussein Salami, had announced earlier today that he had directed his naval forces in the Gulf waters to target any American warships threatening the security of Iran or its ships in the Gulf, stressing that Tehran would respond strongly to any threats in the Gulf waters, and said: “ We will respond firmly, quickly and effectively to any targeting of us. ”
Source: RT
