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2019-10-09 19:40
Araghchi holds Washington responsible for heightened tensions in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf is a result of Washington’s meddlesome policies in the region.
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2019-10-06 11:38
General warns of ramifications of war in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN – Head of the Civil Defense Organization has warned of the consequences of any war in the Persian Gulf, saying dire consequences await those who start a war.
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2019-10-05 21:29
By Shireen T. Hunter
Persian Gulf Arab states should accept Iran’s olive branch
Hopes for some sort of breakthrough in U.S.-Iran relations were thwarted at the United Nations General Assembly last week. A supposed deal struck by French President Emmanuel Macron to arrange a telephone conversation between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and U.S. President Donald Trump did not go through.
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2019-10-05 21:22
Iran’s strategy is to protect security in Persian Gulf: diplomat
TEHRAN - Mahmoud Heidari, the Iranian ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, has said that Iran’s approach is to protect security in the Persian Gulf through regional cooperation.
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2019-10-04 20:30
Zanganeh calls on regional countries to view Iran as their friend
TEHRAN – Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has said the enemy of Persian Gulf countries is not one of the region’s countries but it comes from outside the region, pointing to the United States.
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2019-10-02 20:43
By staff and agency
Qatar says ‘Coalition for Hope’ initiative shows Iran’s willingness to engage in meaningful dialogue for regional security
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lolwah R.M. Al-Khater has said that President Hassan Rouhani’s “Coalition for Hope” shows Iran’s willingness to engage in a meaningful conversation.
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2019-09-28 22:38
Chinese FM urges Persian Gulf states to form ‘platform for dialogue’
China’s chief diplomat, Wang Yi, suggested on Friday that countries bordering the Persian Gulf “should be urged to establish a platform for dialogue and consultation.”
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2019-09-28 15:38
By staff and agency
Omani FM says Muscat will consider supporting ‘Hormuz Peace Endeavor’
Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah has said that Muscat will consider supporting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s “Hormuz Peace Endeavor”.
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2019-09-28 10:23
“India differs with U.S. definition of Iran”
Indian PM, Iranian president hold talks at UN
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a significant move on Thursday met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York as New Delhi sought to engage Tehran with an eye on energy interests and connectivity corridor via Chabahar Port amid fast changing geo-politics, the Economic Times reported.
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2019-09-25 12:28
By Mohammad Ghaderi
Decoding Iranian president plan entitled “Hormuz Peace initiative”
TEHRAN - While, only few days left until President Hassan Rouhani’s speech at the UN, world media has begun to speculate about the content of his remarks by offering various analyzes.
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2019-09-22 19:04
By staff and agency
Australia not to be drawn into military conflict with Iran: Scott Morrison
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that his country will not be drawn into any military conflict with Iran.
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2019-09-18 12:54
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
‘U.S. might topple Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil exporter sooner than planned’
TEHRAN– Commenting on recent drone attack on Saudi Aramco Mehmet Ogutcu says prior to this attack, the U.S. was planning to double its crude oil exports to 9 million barrels per day by 2024. That means the U.S. might topple Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil exporter sooner than planned.
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2019-09-17 12:52
By Payman Yazdani
Geopolitical expert talks of US plan to grab Saudi oil share from global market
TEHRAN– Anthony Cartalucci says it surely is no coincidence the US is targeting virtually every major energy producer from Iran, Venezuela, and Russia, but also including its own "allies" such as Saudi Arabia.
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2019-09-14 16:05
Iranian Perspective: Sunset Of America’s Global Leadership With Part-Time Strategists
Trump’s doctrine “America first” was created to form a new one-polar system with the leadership of the U.S. and it was based on nullifying the interests of multilateralism in regular world relations.
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2019-09-13 19:44
Iran fully prepared to protect own interests in Persian Gulf, says top general
TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Armed Forces Chief of Staff, has said Iran is fully prepared to protect its interests in the Persian Gulf.
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2019-09-13 19:40
By staff and agency
UN welcomes any effort to avoid confrontation in Persian Gulf: Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that any effort to avoid a confrontation in the Persian Gulf “will always be welcome”.
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2019-09-04 21:25
Iran frees 7 crew members of seized British tanker
TEHRAN – Iran has released seven crew members of British oil tanker Stena Impero detained in July in the Persian Gulf for violating international maritime law.
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2019-09-04 20:28
IRGC seizes 7 trawlers near Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN – The Navy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said in a statement on Wednesday that its forces have detained seven trawling ships in the Jask region, near the Strait of Hormuz.
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2019-09-04 19:47
Two camp parks inaugurated in Qeshm Island
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, two coastal camp parks were opened to the public in Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf.
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2019-09-03 20:58
By Negar Asadi
U.S. move to form coalition in Persian Gulf ‘not feasible’: Japanese professor
TEHRAN - Hisae Nakanishi, a professor of International Relations of the Middle East at Doshisha University in Japan, believes that the United States’ move to form a maritime coalition in the Persian Gulf is “unwise and even not feasible”.
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2019-09-02 20:04
By staff and agency
Australia does not agree with Washington’s stand on Iran: diplomat
Australian Ambassador to Russia Graeme Meehan has said that Canberra’s participation in the U.S.-led coalition in the Persian Gulf does not mean that the country agrees with Washington’s stand on Iran.
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2019-09-01 10:40
By Javad Heirannia
Persian Gulf security architecture can only be inclusive: Adib-Moghaddam
TEHRAN-Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that “UK is entangled in the Brexit imbroglio and does not have a coherent strategy for its policies in the Persian Gulf because of that.”
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2019-08-31 20:25
IRGC wing to construct artificial island
TEHRAN – The Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Base, a business conglomerate and the construction wing of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), plans to build an artificial island in the Persian Gulf, near Kish Island, a free zone.
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2019-08-30 19:35
‘Security in Persian Gulf can only be protected by regional countries’
TEHRAN - Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, commander of Iran’s Air Defense Force, said on Friday that security in the Persian Gulf region can only be protected by the countries in the region and not by the foreign forces.
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2019-08-28 16:24
By Payman Yazdani
Despite differences PG states able to preserve regional dynamics: Turkish expert
TEHRAN - Emphasizing significance of the role of regional countries in ensuring the the Persian Gulf security, Dr. Bilgehan Alagoz says Despite all the problems between Iran and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, this region has always been able to preserve its own unique dynamics.
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2019-08-26 11:07
By Payman Yazdani
Indonesia interested in exchanging information, defense equipment with Iran
TEHRAN– Indonesian Ambassador Octavino Alimudin in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency said Indonesia is interested in exchanging information and defense equipment with Iran to fight terrorism.
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2019-08-24 20:48
Chinese envoy blames the U.S. for Persian Gulf tensions
TEHRAN – Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua has said the main reason behind tensions in the Persian Gulf is Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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2019-08-24 19:34
Zarif: Pressure on Iran ‘will never work’
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the United States pressure to push Iran to the negotiating table will never work and added that Iranians never negotiate under duress.
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2019-08-23 19:28
Foreign presence in Persian Gulf detrimental to regional security: IRGC chief
TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran regards the presence of outsiders in the Persian Gulf as detrimental to the security of the region.
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2019-08-23 15:33
Paul Barratt says “the ANZUS alliance creates no obligation for us to support foolish and illegal acts” by the U.S.
Ex-Australian Department of Defense secretary: Incumbent of White House should not decide for our foreign policy
TEHRAN - Paul Barratt, a former Australian Department of Defense secretary and a deputy secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has criticized the Canberra government for deciding to join the U.S. coalition against Iran in the Persian Gulf, saying the Australians themselves should decide about their foreign policy and not Donald Trump’s White House.