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2025-04-26 13:50
Geographical atlas of Persian Gulf to be unveiled
TEHRAN – In celebration of Persian Gulf National Day, a new geographical atlas dedicated to the strategic body of water and three of its islands (Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb) is set to be unveiled during a special ceremony on April 30.
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2025-04-21 22:14
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Where do Arabs stand on Iran-US talks?
It appears that Persian Gulf states are no longer opposed to a potential agreement
TEHRAN – Regional Arab states have taken the public stage in recent weeks to welcome the ongoing indirect talks between Iran and the United States. But this is a clear swerve from their stances during previous Iran-US negotiations in the 2010s, when the region seemed to believe a less contentious state of relations between Tehran and Washington was something they had to steer through, rather than gain from.
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2025-04-20 22:26
Saudi Defense Minister's Tehran visit marks turning point in bilateral ties, says Iranian MP
TEHRAN — The visit of Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, to Iran has been hailed as a pivotal step toward deepening bilateral ties, with Iranian officials emphasizing the strategic importance of cooperation between the two regional powers.
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2025-04-19 22:21
Iran-Saudi ties key to regional stability: Tehran’s envoy to Riyadh
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ali Enayati, has described the recent visit of Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to Tehran as a key milestone in deepening regional cooperation and advancing Iran-Saudi relations.
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2025-04-19 13:33
Iran’s Kamareh claims a gold in Asian U18 Athletics Championships
TEHRAN – Iranian athlete Mohammadsaleh Kamareh seized a gold medal in the 6th Asian U18 Athletics Championships on Friday.
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2025/04/18
By Xavier Villar
Saudi defense minister's Tehran visit signals strategic realignment in Persian Gulf
MADRID – Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Khalid bin Salman, landed in Tehran this week on an official visit that further cements the ongoing diplomatic thaw between the two principal powers of the Persian Gulf.
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2025-04-18 22:09
By Dr. Mahdi Khanalizadeh
Tehran-Riyadh axis against Israel’s genocide
TEHRAN - "Years ago, right where you are sitting now, your uncle, King Abdullah, was seated. I told him that we see close relations with Saudi Arabia as beneficial for ourselves. If you also see it as beneficial for yourselves, these ties can grow stronger."
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2025-04-18 22:07
Iran, Saudi Arabia could serve as model for regional cooperation: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized the potential of Iran and Saudi Arabia to serve as a model for regional cooperation during a meeting with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on Thursday evening in Tehran.
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2025-04-18 01:24
Hostile motives against Iran-Saudi ties must be overcome: Leader
Saudi defense minister delivers King Salman’s message to Ayatollah Khamenei
TEHRAN – On Thursday, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran.
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2025-04-16 21:41
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen border areas hours after intense US airstrikes
UAE-backed militia in southern Yemen are reportedly preparing a 'ground offensive' against Ansarullah with American support
The Saudi military launched missile and artillery attacks on border areas in Yemen’s Saada governorate on 16 April, according to a report by Al-Masirah TV.
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2025-04-15 22:21
Iran FM engages counterparts in regional countries over muscat talks with U.S.
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a series of high-level phone calls with his counterparts in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iraq on Tuesday, discussing bilateral ties, regional developments, and the latest round of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Muscat.
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2025-04-15 22:13
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Saudi team in Beirut to continue external pressure on Hezbollah
BEIRUT — In conjunction with the relentless pressure by Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to West Asia, Morgan Ortagus, on Hezbollah, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan visited Beirut.
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2025/04/06
By Mehdi Zare
Role of oil and gas extraction by Saudi Arabia and Qatar in southern Persian Gulf earthquakes
TEHRAN - Seven earthquakes with magnitudes between 4 and 5 in the southern Persian Gulf and the Saudi Arabia-Qatar border between 1st of March and 5th of April 2025 probably represent links between hydrocarbon extraction and seismicity due to the generation of earthquakes due to oil and gas production near an active basement fault in the Saudi-Qatar border area.
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2025-04-04 17:02
FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw: Iran opt for Pot 2
TEHRAN - Iran have opted to be placed in Pot 2 for the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw scheduled to be held in Jeddah the coming Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
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2025-04-04 01:57
Pezeshkian talks to MBS, says Iran ready to allay nuclear concerns based on mutual respect
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared Tehran’s readiness to address international apprehensions over its nuclear program “based on mutual interests and respect” during a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on Thursday.
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2025-04-02 16:33
Persian Gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, oppose potential US attack on Iran: Guardian
TEHRAN - In a commentary on March 31, the British newspaper the Guardian wrote an article saying that the Persian Gulf Arab states are opposed to a possible U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, believing it will make the Middle East region more insecure.
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2025-03-09 13:49
By Dr. Jin Liangxiang
Iran-Saudi Reconciliation should be part of any future regional order
SHANGHAI - March 10, 2025, marks the second anniversary of the big event of the Iran-Saudi reconciliation under China’s mediation two years ago. Though sustainability was once doubted as the rivalry between the two was long and profound, the process finally proved to be steady and successful, which has contributed to the stability of the region.
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2025-03-08 22:35
Muslim unity necessary to counter forced displacement of Palestinians by Israel: Iran FM
TEHRAN – The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia have emphasized the urgent need for unity within the Muslim world to counter Israel’s efforts to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
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2025-03-05 14:59
Hakim: Iran, S. Arabia should be a model for other countries in strengthening relations
Ammar Hakim, leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement, stated that the challenges facing the country and the region require us to be fully prepared to fulfill our religious and national duties towards our people and country. We must play a role with wisdom and responsibility in the face of the complexities and dangers surrounding us.
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2025-03-04 21:02
Revitalized relations between Tehran, Riyadh paves way for broader cooperation: Iranian envoy
TEHRAN – Since the historic reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia in 2023, diplomatic relations have seen a significant revival, opening doors for political, economic, and cultural cooperation. In an exclusive interview with the Saudi Arabia’s Diplomatic Quarter Magazine, Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati discusses the progress made so far, the economic and trade potential between the two nations, and the role of Iranian expertise in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
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2025-03-03 22:09
By Soheila Zarfam
Grossi vilifies Iran and ignores Israel, yet again
IAEA chief claims he is worried about Iran’s uranium stockpile, says nothing about repeated Israeli threats to strike Iran’s facilities
TEHRAN – Ahead the beginning of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors quarterly meeting on Monday, Director General Rafael Grossi issued a statement and held a press conference expressing concerns about nuclear developments in over a dozen countries, while notably omitting Israel, a regime with a known nuclear program that’s been wreaking havoc across West Asia for the past 18 months.
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2025-03-01 21:29
Lebanon will ask Saudi Arabia to resume $3-billion grant to army
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun will ask Saudi Arabia to reactivate a $3-billion aid package to the Lebanese army in his visit to the kingdom next week, Aoun said in an interview with Asharq television broadcast on Friday.
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2025-02-22 21:25
Arab ‘mini’ summit ends without issuing official statement
Persian Gulf Arab countries, Egypt and Jordan held a “mini” unofficial summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday amid Arab efforts to present a counterplan to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan, which also aims to rebuild Gaza and reject the displacement of its people from it.
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2025-02-18 19:46
US, Russia agree to start push towards peace in Ukraine
The United States and Russia agreed on Tuesday to address "irritants" to the U.S.-Russia relationship and begin working on a path to end Russia's war in Ukraine, the State Department said, making clear the effort was in its early stages, Reuters reported.
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2025-02-18 01:35
Lavrov says ‘no reason’ to invite European leaders to Ukraine Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that he saw “no reason” for European leaders to take part in negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine and accused Brussels of wanting to prolong the conflict, The Moscow Times reported.
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2025-02-17 21:55
By Batool Subeiti
Trump's strategy and key players in new Syria
LONDON - U.S. policy under Trump significantly differed from Biden's and the broader deep state. The Obama administration gave Turkey the role of sponsoring “Sunni political Islam” to counter the Axis of Resistance, while Trump was firmer in opposing Turkey’s Middle East ambitions. Trump views Syria’s new rulers as terrorists and prefers a Syrian government backed by the Persian Gulf Arab states over Turkey.
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2025-02-16 11:42
Trump team to start Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia
A Ukrainian official said Kyiv wasn’t informed and doesn’t plan to attend
Senior Trump administration officials are heading to Saudi Arabia to start peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, according to a Republican lawmaker and two U.S. officials familiar with the plan.
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2025-02-11 23:46
Tehran, Riyadh condemn Netanyahu’s remarks on forced displacement of Palestinians
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has strongly denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion of establishing a Palestinian state within Saudi Arabia, calling it an unprecedented act of aggression that threatens regional stability and security.
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2025-02-11 18:44
Saudi ambassador lauds Isfahan as a desired travel destination
TEHRAN - The Saudi ambassador to Iran, Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, has highlighted the significant tourism potential of Isfahan, describing it as a city with vast cultural and historical attractions for international visitors.
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2025-02-08 18:13
Minister highlights plans to boost tourism and strengthen ties with Arab nations
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has announced plans for the country’s tourism sector, predicting that the number of inbound travelers will surpass seven million in the current Persian year that comes to an end on March 20.