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2019-09-07 23:33
Zarif asks Pompeo: “What exactly is extortion”!?
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that “what exactly is extortion?”
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2019-08-16 20:17
By M.A. Saki
Release of Grace 1 marks a suicide for Bolton
When Britain impounded the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 on July 4, John Bolton, Donald Trump’s ultra-hawkish national security adviser, tweeted: “Excellent news”.
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2019-07-31 18:06
By staff and agency
Iranian diplomat: Captured British tanker unlawfully entered Hormuz Strait from exit lane
In an interview with Sky news on Tuesday, Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said a British-flagged oil tanker which was seized by Iran “should have been very careful not to violate any laws”.
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2019-07-29 19:30
Easing tension in Persian Gulf is priority of British embassy: ambassador
TEHRAN - British Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire has said that easing tension in the Persian Gulf region is a priority of the British embassy.
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2019-07-28 21:19
Seizure of Iranian tanker is violation of nuclear deal: Araghchi
TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that seizure of a supertanker carrying the Iranian oil is a violation of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
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2019-07-28 17:10
Foreign forces are main cause of regional tension, Rouhani says in meeting with Oman FM
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that presence of foreign forces in the region are the main cause of tension in the region.
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2019-07-27 20:59
UK daily warns Iranian military strength may overpower British forces amid tensions
(Press TV) - The UK’s Daily Express paper has published a report, featuring a “shock chart”, illustrating that Iranian military strength may overpower that of Britain in various key aspects.
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2019-07-27 19:44
Iran should sell its oil: British ambassador
TEHRAN - British Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire has said that Iran should sell its oil and Britain supports legitimate trade of Iran’s oil.
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2019-07-26 21:30
By staff and agency
Sweden in talks with Iran, Britain to de-escalate regional tension
Sweden’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday announcing it is conducting talks with Iran and Britain over a Swedish-owned, British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran to de-escalate regional tension, according to Reuters.
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2019-07-22 20:23
Tehran’s tanker seizure arguments more convincing than London’s: Moscow
TEHRAN – The Kremlin says Iran’s arguments for its recent seizure of a UK-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz were more convincing than those of London.
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2019-07-22 20:00
Self-defense is not a joke for Iran: Kharrazi
TEHRAN - Kamal Kharrazi, chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, has said that defending “territorial integrity” and guarding the country’s “dignity” is not a joke.
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2019-07-20 17:14
Zarif: Iran’s move is fully within international maritime rules
Iran stops UK tanker after it hits boat and ignores distress call
TEHRAN – Iranian forces late on Friday impounded a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for involvement in an accident with an Iranian fishing boat, after the tanker ignored distress calls.
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2019-07-14 19:29
Zarif to Hunt: ‘Iran will keep exporting oil under any circumstances’
TEHRAN - In a telephone conversation with his British counterpart Jeremy Hunt on Saturday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif insisted that the oil sanctions against Iran by the U.S. are illegal and that “the Islamic Republic of Iran will keep exporting oil under any circumstances.”
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2019-06-13 14:41
Explosions hit two large oil tankers in Sea of Oman: Reports
TEHRAN- Media reports say two large oil tankers have been hit by explosions in the Sea of Oman.