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Iran calls U.S.-led navy exercise in the Gulf “adventurous”

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DayDreamer unregistered	posted October 29, 2006 05:02 PM Iran calls U.S.-led navy exercise in the Gulf “adventurous” TEHRAN: Iran has called the US-led war-games in its backyard “adventurous” and said the region would be better off without US military presence. Vessels from six countries including the United States began a naval training exercise Sunday off the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf aimed at blocking smuggling of nuclear weapons and related components, the U.S. Navy said. "We are watching their movements, very carefully,'' Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters in Tehran on Sunday. He said the exercise would not help improve security in Gulf waters, through which a large proportion of the world's oil transits. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is the only American ship among the nine vessels taking part in the two-day maneuvers dubbed exercise Leading Edge, which are being commanded at sea from an Italian navy frigate, said U.S. Navy spokesman for the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet. "We do not consider this exercise appropriate,'' said Hosseini in Tehran. "US moves (in the region) go in the direction of more adventurism, not of stability and security,'' Hosseini said. He said Iran found it "not essential'' for countries neighboring the Gulf to cooperate with foreign forces. "Countries of the region can provide security better than any other party,'' the Iranian spokesman said. IP: Logged
DayDreamer unregistered	posted October 29, 2006 05:10 PM Iran calls for Persian Gulf 'NATO' pact TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- An Iranian official in Tehran Sunday called on Persian Gulf states to form a NATO-like alliance for collective security. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Iraq and Iran should "agree on a security arrangement that will meet the interests of their nations," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said in a news conference. He said the regional states "should agree on the security cooperation they want among themselves so foreigners will not have the excuse to stay in the region," pointing to the continued presence of U.S. forces in the region, Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. "These U.S. policies are against regional security and stability," Hosseini said. "It never takes the interests of regional countries into consideration." There was no report of a response from any other Persian Gulf countries to Hosseini's suggestion. NATO's collective security concept says any breach of peace is of concern to all participating countries and results in a collective response. IP: Logged
TINK unregistered	posted October 29, 2006 05:35 PM Talk about nervy IP: Logged
Sweet Stars unregistered	posted December 31, 2006 02:28 AM LOL. Our country is very careful with this one. They will destroy us. Not all world leaders will like the idea of taking orders from another country. IP: Logged

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