Former IRGC commander warns against leaving the Strait of Hormuz

* Iran will not leave the Strait of Hormuz until its rights are fully guaranteed. Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei warned.

* According to Rezaei, the agreement should be drafted more carefully, emphasizing economic issues, learning from the experience of past negotiations.

* Although the United States fears a protracted war, he noted that Iran is fully prepared and experienced for a long-term war.

* Challenging the US claim that Iran’s navy has been destroyed, Rezaei questioned why US ships and forces are now afraid to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?

* Although the other side has set conditions in previous negotiations, this time Iran is setting the preconditions for the talks, he said.

— Press TV