Iran lauds PGCC support for détente agreement with Saudi Arabia
The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed a statement issued by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in support of an…
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PGCC welcomes peacefully resolving differences with Iran
The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) foreign ministers stressed the peaceful resolution of their differences with Iran. The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council…
Iran terms PGCC statement ‘unrealistic’
Iran has reacted to the final communique of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), saying the statement is an “unrealistic” result of…
Zarif : US so desperate to show support for its anti-Iran struggles
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message stressed the fact that the US is so desperate to show its…
PGCC must not follow US, Iran’s official says
IRNA – Iran’s Chief of Staff of Presidential Office Mahmoud Vaezi on Tuesday said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) must…
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and its internal crises
Iranian Diplomacy | Fatemeh Salehi: The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council nowadays, instead of focusing on ‘cooperation’, has turned into a hotbed of…
Spokesman slams PGCC’s interference in Iran’s internal affairs
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson dismissed a statement issued by the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council that has raised allegations against Iran,…
Spokesman confirms presidential letters to PGCC states
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi confirmed that President Hassan Rouhani has sent separate letters to the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation…
Paper: Persian Gulf Arab littoral states at odds over US confrontation against Iran
FNA – The six members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) have different views on Washington’s confrontation against Iran, a Kuwaiti…
Iran’s mailitry spending insignificant compared to US, regional states
FNA – Figures show that Iran’s total government spending on defense seems insignificant compared to the huge military budget of the US…
EU working on conference to help solve PGCC crisis
MNA – The European Union is working on organizing a conference that could help solve the crisis among member states of the…
Qatari FM: Saudi-led GCC group ‘has no tooth’
Press TV – Qatar’s foreign minister has called the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) a “toothless” organization incapable of holding its members to account.…
PGCC with excesses of MBS doomed to trash heap of history: Askari
MNA – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that…
PGCC never was effective organization: Shireen Hunter
MNA – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that “the PGCC was never…
PGCC should take Kuwait approach, avoid nonsense: Spox
IRNA – The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry pointing out that Kuwaiti Emir’s approach in recent years was largely benevolent says…
Why Saudi king invited Qatari Emir to Riyadh summit?
Alwaght – Despite serious political division between Saudi Arabia and Qatar that so far led to cutting off bilateral diplomatic relations and…
Qatari emir, sultan of Oman not to join PGCC summit in Saudi Arabia
MNA – The Qatari emir and the Sultan of Oman will not join Persian Gulf summit to be held in Saudi Arabia…
PGCC chief: Iran major regional neighbor
IRNA – Secretary General of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Abdullatif Al Zayani on Friday described Iran as a major regional neighbor, saying…
Forming alliance among PGCC member states is an illusory idea: Entessar
Tehran Times – Professor of political science says the “Arab world” today is a patchwork of competing countries and forming an enduring…
New Saudi-Emirati bloc bears much about PGCC’s silent death
Alwaght – On Friday, the newly-formed Saudi-Emirati bloc, known as Saudi-Emirati Cooperation Council (SECC), held its first official summit in Jeddah, Saudi…
Widening division: PGCC nearing its end?
Alwaght – At the recent (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC)’s summit, a set of issues drew the attention: the absentees of the…
Iran rejects PGCC summit’s final statement
MNA – Iranian foreign ministry has dismissed the recent PGCC statement, saying it shows the council is avoiding its responsibility regarding Palestine.…
EU warns GCC may fall apart amid Qatar dispute
Press TV – The European Union (EU) has warned that the Arab regional grouping of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) might…
Qatar: PGCC members prefering talks with Iran
IRNA – Visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday that Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states…
Kuwait urges talks between Persian Gulf Arab states, Iran
IRNA – Kuwait ministry of foreign affairs underscored the importance of holding joint talks between members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council…
Bahrain FM: Political talks with Iran to continue
IRNA – Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs said that Persian Gulf Cooperation Council had been exchanging messages with the Islamic Republic of…
Iran welcomes negotiations with PGCC
IRNA – Iranian authorities welcome holding consultation with members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), said Iran’s Ambassador to Kuwait Alireza…
The PGCC’s three options for dealing with Iran
Al-Monitor l Seyed Hossein Mousavian: Anyone who follows international politics knows that the rivalry between Iran and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council…
Kuwait eyes opening talks between Iran, Persian Gulf Arab nations
IRNA – Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Jarollah says he is hopeful that negotiations between Iran and the Persian Gulf Arab countries…
Diplomatic strides as Iran’s Rouhani sends Kuwait’s ruler a letter
Reuters– Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani sent a letter on Monday to Kuwait’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, state media reported, a…
Why gaps go deeper among Arab PGCC members?
Alwaght– In past few days and particularly following the last Monday official trip of Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah…
Rouhani: Iran welcomes [P]GCC message
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said here Wednesday that Iran did welcome the message of the six Persian Gulf littoral states delivered…
Iran, PGCC dialogue to help solve regional woes: Kuwait
Tasnim – Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah said Wednesday that the Arab country welcomes Iran’s willingness for dialogue with its Persian…
Gulf of mistrust mars Kuwaiti initiative for Iran-PGCC dialogue
Al-Monitor- When former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died Jan. 8, it was thought that his death might be another nail…
Renewed hopes for rapprochement between Iran and PGCC States
Iranian Diplomacy- Last Wednesday, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah arrived in Tehran for a brief visit, as an emissary of the…
Iran holds key to bringing GCC out of doldrums
Press TV- Persian Gulf states are facing a lingering credit squeeze amid an economic downturn which is likely to continue over the…
Kuwait FM due in Iran soon to relay [P]GCC message: Report
Press TV- Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah reportedly plans to pay an official visit to Iran in the near…
No [P]GCC message conveyed by Kuwait yet: Iran’s Qassemi
Press TV- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Kuwait has not delivered any specific message on part of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council…
Kuwait to deliver PGCC message to Iran
IRNA – Kuwait Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah has announced that the State of Kuwait would deliver Iran a message on part…
Challenges in UK’s interactions with the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council
Iran Review|Hossein Kebriaeizadeh: The British Prime Minister Theresa May was invited to attend the 37th summit meeting of the member states of…