Iran cites change in US navy behaviour in Gulf
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An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that US vessels patrolling the Gulf had changed behaviour and now abided by international regulations.
Rear Admiral Ali Ozmaei's remarks cited by Tasnim news agency followed last week's comments by US military officials that the Iranian military had halted routine "harassment" of US naval vessels in the Gulf.
Each state accuses the other of having flouted international regulations in the sea area, which is a major trade route for oil.
In recent years, there have been periodic confrontations between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and US military in the Gulf.
"We see that Americans behaviour has changed. They pay more attention to international regulations and avoid approaching Iran's territorial waters," Ozmaei, the Guards' fifth naval district commander, said.
