Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC)

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  • Iran-Oman 2026-03-31 21:50

    By Javad Mirgaloubayat

    What lesson in diplomacy should Persian Gulf Cooperation Council learn from Oman?

    TEHRAN - Western imperialism has once again ignited the flames of war in the West Asia region, yet Oman—just as in all previous conflicts over the past 50 years—has remained untouched by the fires of war.

  • Strait of Hormuz 2026-03-31 13:28

    How US-Israeli war on Iran is breaking Persian Gulf economies

    TEHRAN- For decades, the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) states have sold the world a vision of gleaming metropolises, logistical hubs, and safe harbors for global capital. Yet, one month into the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, that vision lies shattered.

  • PGCC 2025/12/22

    By Dr. Jin Liangxiang

    The limits of pragmatism: Persistent fragility in US-PGCC ties 

    SHANGHAI - The year of 2025 saw a new rapprochement between the U.S. and PGCC countries. U.S. President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar in May while Qatari Emir and Saudi Crown Prince visited the U.S. in the second half of the year. The reasons behind the latest warming-up could be numerous, but the most important should be that the two sides have simultaneously taken pragmatic approaches in their policies toward the other. And pragmatism will underline the relations between the two in the future.

  • PGCC 2025-12-06 19:57

    By Shahrokh Saei 

    A thousand cuts: Israel’s hybrid war tactics in the Persian Gulf

    TEHRAN – In the Persian Gulf, the islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb have long stood as enduring symbols of Iran’s sovereignty. The renewed mention of the islands in the final communique of a Persian Gulf Arab summit in Bahrain was not a mere diplomatic formality, but part of a broader geopolitical maneuver. The statement, which condemned what it called Iran’s “continued occupation” of the islands, was swiftly rejected by Tehran.

  • PGCC meeting 2025-12-05 21:44

    ‘Political statements won’t change reality’: Tehran denounces PGCC remarks on Iranian territories

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei has strongly rejected as “unfounded and invalid” allegations in the final statement of the 46th summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) regarding the three Iranian Persian Gulf Islands of the Greater and Lesser Tunbs as well as Bu Musa.

  • persian gulf cooperation council 2025-08-05 15:41

    By Zahra Akbari

    Iran-PGCC relations: The real enemy lies elsewhere

    TEHRAN – Good, evil, friend, and foe depend on where you stand in the story and how you tell it. This is also true for Southwest Asia with its complex dynamics.

  • Trump to attend PGCC 2025-05-04 23:01

    Trump to attend Persian Gulf summit during Saudi Arabia trip

    U.S. President Donald Trump will take part in a summit with Persian Gulf Arab leaders during his visit to Saudi Arabia in May, Axios reported on Saturday, citing American and Arab officials.

  • China, PGCC boost nuclear coop 2025-04-21 22:33

    China, PGCC states to deepen peaceful nuclear tech cooperation

    China and Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) countries pledged to strengthen collaboration on peaceful use of nuclear technology during a forum held on Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Xinhua reported.

  • Alireza Enayati 2024-12-16 22:22

    Tehran, Persian Gulf Cooperation Council discuss regional collaboration

    TEHRAN – Alireza Enayati, the Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, met with Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, the Secretary-General of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), at the council's secretariat in Riyadh on Monday. 

  • 2 2024-08-30 22:20

    Iran on path to level up cooperation with Persian Gulf states: FM

    TEHRAN– Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says that Iran is keen on entering a new era of diplomacy with the GCC, where both sides can work together to overcome regional challenges and achieve shared goals.

  • Kanaani 2023-12-06 21:18

    Tehran chides Persian Gulf Cooperation Council’s stance over Iranian islands

    TEHRAN- The statement by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit over Iran’s three Persian Gulf islands Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb was criticized on Wednesday by Nasser Kanaani, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

  • Kanaani 2023-09-22 21:56

    ‘Empty claims of US, GCC only serve interests of ill-wishers’

    TEHRAN - Iran has criticized the U.S. and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for their “empty accusations” against Tehran, noting that the accusations only serve the “illegitimate” goals of those who wish to bring harm to the region.

  • Salem Al Ketbi 2023-07-10 21:19

    By Ali Reza Hojati

    The meaning of Iran's diplomatic maneuvering in the region

    TEHRAN - These days the main question in international politics is with which agenda West Asia should press ahead after the wave of normalization between Iran and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council.

  • gulf 2023-05-16 13:21

    Persian Gulf countries eager for closer transport ties with Iran

    TEHRAN – Secretary-General of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Jassim Muhammad Al-Budaiwi has said Persian Gulf nations are seriously willing to expand transport cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.