Iran said Monday it maintains “firm control” over the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that regional security does not require foreign intervention, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

“Iran firmly controls the Persian Gulf region and Oman’s territorial waters, managing the Strait of Hormuz with skill and authority,” the Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said in a statement carried by the state-run Press TV.