IRGC Navy Records Video of US Aircraft Carrier
News number: 9102112623 16:51 | 2012-05-19
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TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces
monitoring foreign military moves in the Persian Gulf have recorded an
almost one-hour-long video of a US aircraft carrier from a very close
distance, a senior IRGC commander announced on Saturday.

"Forces of the IRGC's second naval zone have recoded a 50-minute video of a
US aircraft carrier from 500-meter distance," Commander of the IRGC's Second
Naval Zone Ali Razmjou said, addressing a provincial meeting in Iran's
Southern port city of Bushehr.

The commander said the move "displays just a small part of the IRGC forces'
power and success in the Persian Gulf", adding that given their military
capabilities and preparedness, the Iranian Armed Forces do not fear the US
threats.

This is not the first time that Iranian forces tracked, photographed and
recorded video of a US aircraft carrier.

In December 2011, Iran's Navy Commander Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that
an Iranian vessel and a surveillance plane recorded video of a US aircraft
carrier during the Navy drills near the Strait of Hormoz in the Persian
Gulf.

In April, Commander of the IRGC Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi had stressed
his forces' 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.

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

"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.

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

"The alien vessels which enter the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz
always provide the needed answers and information to the Islamic Revolution
Guards Corps (IRGC) units," Lieutenant Commander of the IRGC Navy Alireza
Tangsiri said at the time.