Iran will not allow anyone to violate its borders: Iran president
Iran will not allow anyone to violate its borders, President Hassan Rouhani said in Tehran on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the start of the Islamic Republic’s 1980-1988 war with Iraq.
The presence of foreign forces in the Persian Gulf creates insecurity for the region and the oil industry, he said in a speech broadcast live on state TV.
Speaking at the ceremony, he said the "economic war" against Iran was aimed at the country's sovereignty.
"We are a people of logic and negotiation but we will not surrender," he added.
Iranian Armed Forces have begun holding military parades across the country, including in the Persian Gulf, at the start of the Sacred Defense Week, which marks the anniversary of the 1980-88 Iraq-imposed war.
The parades began countrywide on Sunday morning, marking the day when the regime of slain Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched a war on Iran 39 years ago.
Surface, sub-surface, and hovercraft belonging to the Iranian Army and the IRGC are parading in the Persian Gulf. Above them will be flying Army fighter jets and helicopters and IRGC aircraft.
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