“The Persian Gulf belongs to Iran and other littoral states and we have the right to question the vessels because the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz is located in Iran’s territorial waters.”“IRGC Navy Monitors All Foreign Vessels in Persian Gulf, Commander Says,” Tasnim News Agency, December 15, 2019, https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2019/12/15/2160777/irgc-navy-monitors-all-foreign-vessels-in-persian-gulf-commander-says.