TEHRAN, Aug. 5 --Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that theUnited Statesis responsible for tension in the Gulf region.
Iranis responsible to provide security of the Gulf, said Zarif at a press conference here on Monday, rejecting foreign intervention in the region's security.
Iranwill not allow any violation of regulations in the Gulf, he said.
He decried what he called the British cooperation with theUnited Statesin marine 'piracy.'
He was alluding toUK's seizure ofIran's oil tanker under the pretext that the vessel was carrying oil toSyriawhich is under the sanctions of the EU.
Besides, Zarif said theU.S.put sanctions on him since he did not accept Washington's invitation for a White House meeting when he was recently in New York for a UN conference.