Iran to host IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championships

TEHRAN – Iran will host the 2018 IFCPF (International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football) Asia-Oceania Championships in late November.

Department of Environment opposes water transfer from Persian Gulf

TEHRAN — With regard to the environmental conditions of the Persian Gulf, the Department of Environment (DOE) has taken a firm stand against water transfer from this body of water, deputy environment chief, Masoud Tajrishi, has said.

Iran airs video of encounter with USS Theodore Roosevelt

TEHRAN – Iran’s national TV on Saturday broadcast footage of a close encounter between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy and the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the passageway for nearly a third of all oil traded by sea.

Iran’s Air Force, IRGC start joint military drills over Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Friday started joint military drills over the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Fisheries Organization categorically denies Chinese ships fishing in Iran’s territorial waters

TEHRAN — Over the past few weeks there has been a heated debate over claims that Chinese ships are fishing in Iran’s territorial waters. The claims have been categorically denied by Iran’s Fisheries Organization.

Commander deplores presence of foreign forces in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – Commander of the IRGC Navy said on Monday that there is no place for foreign forces, like the U.S. warships, in the Persian Gulf, warning of the environmental problems that could arise by the presence of nuclear powered foreign warships in the Persian Gulf.

By Mohammad Ghaderi & Javad Heirannia

Arab NATO, a paper tiger or real one

TEHRAN - The U.S. and Arab media have recently reported the attempts of U.S. President Donald Trump to form a new security-political coalition with some of the Persian Gulf Arab states (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain), Egypt and Jordan to counter Iran.

Iran test-fires anti-ship missile in Persian Gulf: report 

Iran test-fired an anti-warship missile in a recent naval exercise in the Persian Gulf, Fox News said on Friday, quoting U.S. officials with knowledge of the launch.

Zarif questions U.S. military in Iran’s ‘backyard’

TEHRAN – In a tweet on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday criticized the presence of U.S. military forces in the Persian Gulf and questioned why U.S. forces are “in Iran’s backyard” some 7,000 miles away from home. 

By Payman Yazdani

Forming alliance among PGCC member states is an illusory idea: Entessar

TEHRAN - Professor of political science says the "Arab world" today is a patchwork of competing countries and forming an enduring alliance among the Arab states of the Persian Gulf is an illusory idea concocted by the U.S.

By Somayeh Mokhtari

One Belt, One Road, Silk Road’s new challenges, opportunities

TEHRAN - China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) project was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013.

Climate change takes center stage: 42% of islands in southern Iran could be underwater in 50 years

TEHRAN — Climate change is threatening to swamp some 42 percent of the islands in the Persian Gulf, southern Iran, in as little as 50 years, Parvin Farshchi, the deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for marine affairs has said.

Zarif: Persian Gulf is a historical reality

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif congratulated the National Persian Gulf Day on Monday to all those who have lived and coexisted alongside the gulf for thousands of years.

Sailors celebrate end of voyage with Razif ritual

Iranian sailors perform Razif ritual, a time-honored musical folk dance, while boarding a wooden launch off the coasts of Bandar-e Kong in the Persian Gulf, April 7, 2018.