{"id":34536,"date":"2020-12-07T22:41:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T22:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/07\/iran-says-us-got-the-message-on-tense-exchanges-in-persian-gulf-after-navy-admirals-remarks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:00:30","slug":"iran-says-us-got-the-message-on-tense-exchanges-in-persian-gulf-after-navy-admirals-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/12\/07\/iran-says-us-got-the-message-on-tense-exchanges-in-persian-gulf-after-navy-admirals-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran says US \u2018got the message\u2019 on tense exchanges in Persian Gulf after Navy admiral\u2019s remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran said Monday it was glad the United States \u201cgot the message\u201d and modified its behavior in the Persian Gulf, after the top U.S. Navy official in the region said his forces had reached a state of deterrence with Iran after months of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/11\/19\/iranian-attacks-are-down-but-not-over-centcom-commander-says\/\" target=_blank>regional attacks and seizures at sea<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are happy that the other party has got the message and made its behavior more respectful,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters. He said the U.S. military is the \u201cmain source of tension\u201d in the region and that Iranian forces have always acted professionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately, the U.S. has often had an unprofessional approach toward Iran\u2019s navy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/11\/17\/report-president-trump-asked-senior-leaders-about-military-options-to-strike-iran\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1179668641.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Report: President Trump asked senior leaders about military options to strike Iran<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The president has multiple means to hit Iran.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was responding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/12\/06\/uneasy-deterrence-reached-with-iran-says-top-us-navy-official-in-mideast\/\" target=_blank>Vice Adm. Sam Paparo\u2019s remarks<\/a>, delivered at a conference in Bahrain on Sunday. Paparo, who oversees the Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, said the two sides had reached a state of \u201cuneasy deterrence\u201d and that he had a \u201chealthy respect\u201d for Iran\u2019s regular navy and the naval forces of its Revolutionary Guard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions remain high over the Islamic Republic\u2019s nuclear program after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and imposed heavy sanctions on Iran. The killing of Iran\u2019s top general in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq in January pushed the two countries to the brink of war, with Iran responding with a missile attack on U.S. forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/12\/06\/uneasy-deterrence-reached-with-iran-says-top-us-navy-official-in-mideast\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200831-N-KZ419-1001.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Uneasy deterrence\u2019 reached with Iran, says top US Navy official in Mideast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Vice Adm. 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Tehran denied involvement, but Revolutionary Guard members were filmed taking an unexploded mine away from one tanker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent days, a mine struck an oil tanker off Saudi Arabia and a cargo ship near Yemen came under assault. Suspicion immediately fell on Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen, known as Houthis. 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