Iranian commander stresses IRGC's full control over US Navy in Persian gulf

The Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, stressed his force's domination and control over the US Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, and said that the American naval forces need IRGC's permission for any move in the regional waters, Trend cites Fars News as saying.

"Today, Americans admit and acknowledge that the Persian Gulf is under the tight control of the IRGC Navy," Fadavi said on Tuesday.

"This doesn't mean inspection (of their ships), but controlling (them). That is to say, they should receive our permission and account to us for any move they want to make," he explained.

Last week, another commander of the IRGC said that all vessels, including US warships, enter the Persian Gulf waters through the Strait of Hormuz only after they are checked by the IRGC naval forces.

"Alien vessels which enter the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz always provide the necessary answers and information to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) units," Lieutenant Commander of the IRGC Navy Alireza Tangsiri said on Wednesday.