Iranian commander: 'The US has no place in the Gulf'

A top Iranian commander said on Sunday that the United States has no place in the Gulf and that regional countries can ensure their own security, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Alireza Tangsiri, naval commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), also warned that any country seeking to jeopardize Iran's interests in the Gulf will receive "a crushing and regretting response."