{{Iran’s president has slammed “foreign presence” in the Persian Gulf, claiming it’s the source of insecurity in the region.}}
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran has “always guarded peace and security” in the Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.
Ahmadinejad says that “foreign presence has been main reason of insecurity in the region” — an apparent reference to Western nations and the U.S. 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain.
Iran sees the large American-led naval presence as foreign military meddling in the Mideast.
Ahmadinejad’s remarks — typical rhetoric from the president — came ahead of a military parade in Tehran on Thursday as Iran marks National Army Day.
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