Iran’s Navy stages Caspian drill
The Iranian Navy launched an exercise in the Caspian Sea on Wednesday. The naval exercise, codenamed ‘Sustainable Security 1400’, covers an area…
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Iran takes part at Caucasia 2020 military drills
MNA – The annual strategic-operational exercise “Kavkaz 2020” (“Caucasus 2020”) kicked off in Russia on Monday with Iran’s military representatives taking part…
Iranian naval activity shines light on Caspian Sea rivalries
Iran Review | James M. Dorsey: Iranian naval activity in the Gulf and Turkish maritime expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean have hogged…
Crisis in the Caspian Sea: The world’s largest lake drying up?
MNA – According to a report by the Water Research Institute at the Iranian Center for Caspian Sea Studies and Research, the…
Declining Caspian Sea level cause for alarm
Financial Tribune – It is reported that 200 dams and other huge structures (floodgates, levees) are being built on rivers that feed…
Navy Commander: Iran seeking to conduct joint naval drills with regional states in Caspian Sea
FNA – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said his country is seeking to stage a joint naval drill in the…
Iran to open first privately-owned port on the Caspian Sea
Press TV – Iranian authorities say a first privately-owned port facility in the north of the country and on the Caspian Sea…
Tehran ready to boost ties with Baku in Caspian Sea region: President Rouhani
Press TV – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is ready to boost its relations with the neighboring Republic of…
Iran wants to start petrochemical production in Caspian regions
Financial Tribune – Construction of petrochemical plants in the northern regions straddling the Caspian Sea is on the agenda of the National…
Iran signs contract for RO-RO ramp at Caspian Sea port
Press TV – Iran has signed a major contract to build port facilities on the Caspian Sea that would enable terminal operations…
Iran colds Caspian naval exercise
Tasnim – Iran’s Navy launched a military exercise in the Caspian Sea on Sunday. According to the Navy, the naval drill, codenamed…
Iran to hold naval drill in Caspian Sea
MNA – Commander of the Iranian Army’s Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced on Saturday that Iran is to carry out a…
Iran, Moscow in talks on launching ferry service across Caspian
MNA – Tehran and Moscow are in talks over plans to establish a ferry service across the Caspian Sea that would link…
All potentials of Caspian Sea littoral states should be used in interest of all
MNA – All potentials of Caspian Sea littoral states should be used to benefit all nations of the region, according to the…
Iran denies rumors about Caspian Sea legal regime
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry quashed rumors about the finalization of the Caspian Sea legal regime. In an interview with IRNA, Foreign…
Iran ship drowned off Azerbaijan in Caspian Sea, crew rescued
Press TV – An Iranian-flagged ship has drowned off Azerbaijan’s eastern coast in the Caspian Sea, according to reports in the Azerbaijani…
Long weekend causes massive traffic jams along Iran’s northbound roads
Radio Farda – police chief says Iranian holiday-makers are traveling in an extended traffic jam to Caspian Sea resorts on board over…
Iran to host next meeting of working group on Caspian Sea
MENAFN – AzerNews – The next meeting of the High-Level Working Group on the Caspian Sea (HLWG) will be held in July…
Central Asian foreign ministers meet to continue Caspian Sea discussions
Foreign Brief – Foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea’s five littoral states—Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan—will meet in the Kazakh capital…
Developing Caspian region, NIOC priority: Official
SHANA – A senior official with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said the company viewed northern oil-rich regions as a priority…
Iran-Russia joint exercise to fortify Caspian Sea security: Expert
IRNA – Member of the Russian Center for Political-Military Studies Anatoly Tsyganok underlined the major responsibility Iran and Russia have in maintaining…
Photos: Fishing season begins in northern Iran
Mizan | Mehdi Mohebbi Pour: The fishing season has begun in northern Iran as pelicans are catching fish along with fishermen. The…
Tehran hosting meeting on Caspian Sea safety protocol
MNA – The 4th meeting on the Caspian Sea’s maritime safety protocol kicked off in Tehran on Monday and will wrap up…
Photos: Representatives from 5 Caspian Sea littoral states meeting in Tehran
IRNA | Ahmad Moeini Jam: Representatives from five Caspian Sea littoral states including Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan are attending the…
Exploration operations for energy field in Caspian Sea to kick off in 2019
IRNA – With the approval of the Azerbaijani President, seismic operations will kick off from the first half of 2019 to explore…
Legal framework of Caspian Sea and interests of Iran
MNA – In international law, the concept of power is inevitably alongside with the principles of the law. The legal framework of…
Turkmenistan calls for cooperation with Iran in Caspian Sea
IRNA – Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Wednesday called for the elevation of all-out ties with Iran, including cooperation in the Caspian…
Iranian ships to carry message of preserving Caspian seals
Tehran Times – Given Caspian seals, the sole marine mammals inhabiting the Caspian Sea, have fallen into a drastic decline pushing the…
Littoral states presidents release baby fish in Caspian Sea to mark friendship
MNA – The heads of the five Caspian Sea littoral states released some sturgeon babies in the Caspian Sea as a sign…
Some 90% of Caspian Sea legal regime convention finalized
IRNA – Some 90% of the Caspian Sea legal regime convention has been finalized which will be signed in Aktau, Iranian Foreign…
Caspian five summit to finalize legal regime on Sun. in Kazakhstan
MNA – Russian Deputy FM Karasin says that the Caspian five summit in Kazakhstan is expected to end with a convention stipulating…
Negotiations on legal status of Caspian Sea approach finish line
Bourse and Bazaar | Stanislav Pritchin: Negotiations on the international legal status of the Caspian Sea, which started in 1996, appear to…
Tehran to host Caspian Sea safety conference
IRNA – The 3rd conference on maritime cooperation to safeguard the Caspian Sea will be held with the participation of Iran, Azerbaijan,…
Photos: Iran’s lovely beaches
IFP- Iran has the Caspian Sea on its northern boundaries and the Persian Gulf on its southern boundaries, and each of these…
Iran calls for scientific collaboration to settle Caspian Sea environmental issues
IFP- Iranian Science Minister Mansour Gholami has called for greater cooperation among Caspian Sea states to tackle its environmental issues as they…
Caspian Sea Working Group holds 50th meeting in Moscow
MNA – The Special Working Group of the Caspian Sea held its 50th meeting in Moscow attended by deputy foreign ministers of…
Anzali Lagoon: A coastal liman in the Caspian Sea
Tasnim- Anzali lagoon, which has been registered in Ramsar International Convention, is considered as an important tourist attraction and destination for the…
Iran’s Damavand destroyer fully sinks in Caspian Sea
IFP- A video circulated in the Iranian media shows the giant homegrown destroyer Damavand has fully sunk in the Caspian Sea a…
Body of second Iranian sailor killed in navy destroyer crash found
Tasnim– The body of the second sailor of the Iranian Navy who had gone missing in the Caspian Sea after Damavand destroyer…
Caspian Sea water transfer more disastrous than nuke blast
MNA – A university scholar says that transferring water from the Caspian Sea to the Iranian central plateau may be more dangerous…