'IRGC wargames to be conducted as scheduled'

'IRGC wargames to be conducted as scheduled'

1/21/2012 6:10:32 PM

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps navy will conduct warganes in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz as scheduled, Acting Commander of IRGC Brigadier-General Hossein Salami said on Saturday.

IRGC Navy Commander Brigadier General Ali Fadavi had already announced that its forces will conduct wargames in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz in the Iranian month of Bahman January-February, IRNA reported.

Salami said presence of US troops is the root cause of disability in the region.

US navy is present in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East for long time and Washington's decision to dispatch warships is not new, he said.