TEHRAN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that all military vessels partaking in Saudi Arabia's ongoing wargames in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, should keep off from Iranian waters.
In a statement, the IRGC warned that any act of transgression into Iran's territorial waters shall be met with an immediate and proper response, Press TV reported.
IRGC considers the ongoing wargames, attended by Saudi and non-Saudi naval vessels, as an evident attempt to foment tensions and violate sustainable security in the Persian Gulf, the statement was cited as reading.
Therefore, all military vessels involved in the maneuvers should not approach Iran's territorial waters and not even cruise in international waters that are in the vicinity of Iran's territorial waters, it said.
Iran's navy and the IRGC's naval forces are in full combat readiness to safeguard sustainable security in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman and shall respond promptly and proportionately to any potential acts which might undermine peace and security in these waters, the statement added.
Reportedly, the ongoing Saudi naval exercises involve units of the Royal Saudi Navy Forces of Eastern Fleet, including warships, naval aircraft and special security naval units.