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Britain to send third warship to Persian Gulf

The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Tuesday that the United Kingdom will send a third warship to the Persian Gulf.

Iranian flatbread inseparable from three-course meals in Kuwait

TEHRAN – Iranian flatbread has long been a permanent guest at Kuwaiti tables.

Iran comes to assistance of disabled foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says the country’s naval forces have assisted a foreign crude oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, after they received a request for help from the vessel.

By Negar Asadi

Room for negotiations is ‘wide open’ if U.S. lifts sanctions on Iran, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the room for negotiations is wide open if U.S. President Donald Trump lifts sanctions against Iran.

Defense Ministry delivers indigenous vessel to police 

TEHRAN – The Defense Ministry has started delivering domestically-made Haidar-class patrol boats to police forces operating in the Persian Gulf waters.

Tehran denies seizing British-flagged oil tanker in retaliation

TEHRAN - Iran has dismissed reports about the seizure of a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on Saturday.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Dichotomy of days: Reflections on remembrance of a tragedy

“There is little doubt that even before the deal’s existence, Iran was violating its terms.” —White House Press Statement, July 1, 2019

Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism’s Letter to William Rogers

Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism (ADVT) Public Relations – On the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the missile attack to the airliner in the Persian Gulf, ADVT requested the commander of the Vincennes to confess and provide access to justice for the victims of the terrorist crime.

Novak says sanctions on Iran are ‘unlawful’

Iran is not cause of instability in Persian Gulf, Russia says

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday that Iran is not the cause of instability in the Persian Gulf and that sanctions against the country are “unlawful”.

‘Enemy won’t survive in case of any wrongdoing in Persian Gulf’

TEHRAN – The enemy knows that it will not survive in case of any “wrongdoing” in the Persian Gulf, Chief of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Tuesday.

Military: U.S. spy drone was inside Iranian territory by 7 km

TEHRAN – The head of the Geographical Organization of the Armed Forces of Iran has said that a U.S. spy drone which was shot down by Iran on Thursday had trespassed into the Iranian territory by 7 kilometers before it was downed.

Trump calls Persian Gulf ‘dangerous’, questions U.S. presence in waterway after standoff with Iran

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump in a tweet on Monday seemed to be questioning his country’s military presence in the Persian Gulf, only days after Iran shot down a $200 million U.S. drone that ventured into its territory.

Saudis lobbied UK to attack Iran after Trump pulled back: senior British official  

TEHRAN – A Saudi intelligence official has lobbied the UK to conduct limited strikes on Iranian military targets after U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly cancelled such raids, a senior British official has said.

Visit Portuguese Castle of Hormuz

Where you may soak up silence while traveling through time

TEHRAN – The crumbling Portuguese Castle of Hormuz Island, built in the early 16th century, is one of the last surviving monuments of the colonial rule in the Persian Gulf. It is now a tourism attraction where you can soak up the silence while traveling through time. For visitors it seems to be easy to imagine the hustle and bustle of Portuguese military forces five centuries ago!

Iran says it has ‘indisputable’ evidence U.S. drone violated airspace

TEHRAN – A top Iranian diplomat has said there are “indisputable” evidence that a U.S. spy drone that the IRGC had downed had violated the Iranian airspace.

Downing of drone sends clear message to U.S.: IRGC

TEHRAN – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that the downing of a U.S. spy drone over the southern parts of Iran sends a “clear message” to Washington.

Qatar urges peaceful ties between Iran, Persian Gulf Arab states

TEHRAN – Doha has highlighted the need for peaceful ties between Iran and the littoral Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

Iran says has retrieved sections of the U.S. military drone in its territorial waters

U.S. drone violated Iranian airspace from UAE

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that the U.S. drone violated the Iranian airspace from the United Arab Emirates and it was targeted near Kouh-e Mobarak.

IRGC shoots down intruding U.S. spy drone

TEHRAN- Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has shot down an intruding American spy drone in the country’s southern coastal province of Hormozgan.

By Payman Yazdani

Turkish politician talks of U.S. multiple goals of creating tensions in PG

TEHRAN (MNA) –Senior member of Turkey’s Republican People's Party (CHP), Faruk logoglu, believes that the United States follows multiple goals by creating tension in the Persian Gulf the world’s main route of energy.

By Martin Love

Iran is wisest not to damage burgeoning favorable opinion

NORTH CAROLINA - Has the current American government become so sanguine as to assume the American people believe dubious charges that Iran attacked ships near the Straits of Hormuz? Well, maybe it has, and the American people have become or remain that blind or ignorant to believe what the Trump gang tells them.

Iran calls suspicious nature of attacks on oil tankers ‘alarming’

TEHRAN – Tehran on Friday categorically rejected accusations by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday morning.

Araqchi: Security in Persian Gulf is an ‘integrated and indivisible concept’

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says security in the Persian Gulf is an “integrated and indivisible” concept.

US aircraft carrier dispatched to ME over Iran keeps off PG.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which the United States rapidly dispatched to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, has stayed outside of the strategic Persian Gulf waters, with its commander saying that the US Navy is seeking to avoid escalations.

U.S. pressure on Tehran rooted in Iran’s regional power: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif believes that the U.S. has exerted greatest pressure on Tehran because of Iran’s power in the West Asia region.

Riyadh continues to sow division among Muslim, regional states, Iran regrets

Iran: Arab League statement doesn’t reflect the real stance of all members 

TEHRAN – Tehran has condemned a statement issued by the heads of certain Arab states at the end of an emergency meeting in the holy city of Mecca, rejecting the “unfounded” accusations raised against Iran in the statement.

Araghchi says regional non-aggression pact will pave the way for trust

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that a “regional non-aggression pact” will pave the way for neighboring countries to build trust and have constructive interaction.

‘Certain elements within Trump administration pushing for war with Iran’ 

TEHRAN – Certain elements in the Donald Trump government are trying to drive the United States into war with Iran, Iran’s deputy foreign minister has said.

Diplomat: Tehran ready to clear up misunderstandings with Arab states 

TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Paris has said that Tehran is ready to clear up misunderstandings with certain neighboring Arab countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf.

Russia welcomes Iran’s proposal for regional nonaggression pact

TEHRAN – Russian on Monday praised Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's recent suggestion to Persian Gulf states to sign a nonaggression pact as the first step to reduce regional tensions.