Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani downplayed US push to establish an international naval force in the Red Sea to protect merchant shipping, warning no one can maneuver in a region which Tehran dominates.

TEHRAN (Defapress) - The 71th Iranian navy flotilla, consisting of the Alborz destroyer and the Khark helicopter carrier, were dispatched to international waters so as to carry out their missions.