Speaking on the occasion of the "National Day of Persian Gulf" instituted by Iran on April 30, the Chief of Staff of the armed Iran, General Hassan Firouzabadi, denounced the "front of Arab dictatorships" Gulf against Iran. Above all, he said the region "is for Iran has always been" widely reported in statements on Saturday by the media.
"The dictatorial Arab regimes of the Persian Gulf are unable to prevent popular uprisings," he said in a statement released by most agencies and Iranian newspapers. "Instead of trying to open a front against Iran untenable, these dictators should relinquish power, to end their brutal crimes and let their people freely determine their future," said General Firouzabadi who is also a member of Supreme National Security Council.
The Chief of Staff has also denounced the "plot" of the Gulf Arab monarchies to "forge an identity at the expense of the identity" of Iran. "The Persian Gulf has always belonged, is and shall always be in Iran," said General Firouzabadi in the statement quoted by the media. He also denounced the refusal of the Arab monarchies of the region to call this stretch of sea with "its historic name." "The arrival of the British and Americans in the region has sparked conspiracy (...) to distort the history and identity of the Persian Gulf," he said.
Relations between Iran and its Gulf Arab neighbors have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, the oil monarchies of the region, accusing Tehran of seeking to destabilize the favor of popular uprisings that erupted in several Arab countries. Tehran has strongly criticized the Saudi intervention to Bahrain to crack down on events of the population, predominantly Shiite as in Iran.
Bahrain and Kuwait have in turn expelled Iranian diplomats accused of espionage. Iran has long claimed as belonging to Bahrain, and is in conflict with the United Arab Emirates over the ownership of three islands it occupies in the Strait of Hormuz. 
"The dictatorial Arab regimes of the Persian Gulf are unable to prevent popular uprisings," he said in a statement released by most agencies and Iranian newspapers. "Instead of trying to open a front against Iran untenable, these dictators should relinquish power, to end their brutal crimes and let their people freely determine their future," said General Firouzabadi who is also a member of Supreme National Security Council.
The Chief of Staff has also denounced the "plot" of the Gulf Arab monarchies to "forge an identity at the expense of the identity" of Iran. "The Persian Gulf has always belonged, is and shall always be in Iran," said General Firouzabadi in the statement quoted by the media. He also denounced the refusal of the Arab monarchies of the region to call this stretch of sea with "its historic name." "The arrival of the British and Americans in the region has sparked conspiracy (...) to distort the history and identity of the Persian Gulf," he said.
Relations between Iran and its Gulf Arab neighbors have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, the oil monarchies of the region, accusing Tehran of seeking to destabilize the favor of popular uprisings that erupted in several Arab countries. Tehran has strongly criticized the Saudi intervention to Bahrain to crack down on events of the population, predominantly Shiite as in Iran.
Bahrain and Kuwait have in turn expelled Iranian diplomats accused of espionage. Iran has long claimed as belonging to Bahrain, and is in conflict with the United Arab Emirates over the ownership of three islands it occupies in the Strait of Hormuz.
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