FM says: “War is beneficial to no one”

Zarif renews Iran’s call to regional states to join Tehran’s peace plan

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has renewed Iran’s call to all countries in the region to join Tehran’s initiative known as the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE).

Russia to present own Persian Gulf security doctrine till yearend 

TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said that Moscow is trying to offer its Persian Gulf security doctrine within the framework of a completely internationally-accepted document till the end of 2019, the Persian language service of the Sputnik news agency reported on Wednesday. 

Zarif renews Iran’s call to Persian Gulf states to join Tehran’s peace plan

TEHRAN – In a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif renewed Iran’s call to all countries bordering the Persian Gulf to join Tehran’s initiative to “forge a blueprint for peace, security, stability, and prosperity” in the region.

Jubeir rejects Saudis’ involvement in attack on Iranian oil tanker 

TEHRAN – Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said on Sunday that Riyadh was not behind a suspected strike against an Iranian-owned oil tanker off the Saudi coast in the Red Sea on Friday.

Iran’s first space theme park in the pipeline

TEHRAN – Iran plans to create its first space theme park in the southern Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf.

Iranian MP says U.S. military coalition in Persian Gulf has failed

TEHRAN – Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Wednesday that the so-called military coalition in the Persian Gulf proposed and led by the U.S. failed at its first step.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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”.

“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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.”

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.

‘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.