TEHRAN, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Air Force plans to hold a massive military maneuver in the southern parts of the country by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2013), Press TV reported on Sunday.
"Maneuvers to be carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran are peaceful and indicate that Iran and regional countries are capable of safeguarding their security," Deputy Commander of Iran' s Air Force, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, was quoted as saying.
Nasirzadeh said that the presence of non-regional powers in the Persian Gulf is "illegitimate" and emphasized that there is no necessity for such a presence.
Non-regional powers cannot provide regional states with security, he said, adding that the countries in the region can ensure their security if they cooperate with each other.
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