IRGC navy chief warns neighbors against letting Israel gain foothold in Persian Gulf
The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned neighboring countries against allowing Israelis into the Persian Gulf, saying such…
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IRGC Navy seize vessel carrying smuggled fuel in Persian Gulf
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy seized a vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf. Chief Justice of Hormozgan Province…
Foreign military intervention not to bring stability, security to Persian Gulf: Iran
Iran has warned against the adverse consequences of foreign meddling and presence in the Persian Gulf, saying the countries of the region…
Persian Gulf region plays decisive role in regional economy
Referring to the strategic position of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Major General Safavi said that the adoption of the…
IRGC Navy chief says ‘nobody can put a fake name’ on Persian Gulf
The Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy has said that nobody can put a fake name on the Persian Gulf.…
IRGC seizes ship smuggling 250K liters of fuel in PG
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized a vessel carrying thousands of liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf. The…
Iranian defense chief urges regional cooperation to ensure security in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani slams the “illegitimate” presence of foreign powers in the strategic Persian Gulf and the…
Saudi/Kuwait infringement on Iran’s energy rights and UK role
The recent decision by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to develop the Durra offshore gas field which Iran calls Arash has revived a…
Iran will never tolerate Israel’s influence in Persian Gulf: FM
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has reiterated the Islamic Republic’s adherence to its redlines regarding the issue of Palestine, saying Tehran will…
Iran’s Armed Forces safeguarding Persian Gulf security: President
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi hailed the country’s Armed Forces for safeguarding security in the Persian Gulf. During a visit to the southern…
Iran envoy demands collective action to protect Persian Gulf’s ecosystem
Iran’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations urged cooperation among coastal countries in the region to protect the ecosystems of the Persian…
Foreign vessel carrying bootleg fuel seized in Persian Gulf
The commander of IRGC Flotilla 412 in Hormozgan Province, southern Iran, said on Saturday that a foreign vessel carrying illegal fuel was…
Iran firmly rejects US, UK unsubstantiated allegations
Ambassador and Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of Iran to the UN firmly rejected unsubstantiated allegations made by the…
Persian Gulf’s security Iran’s redline: FM spox
Stating that the security of the Persian Gulf is a redline for Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran has done its…
Iran committed to Persian Gulf safety: Spox
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned the unfounded statement by G7 foreign minister and EU foreign policy chief on the recent…
Persian Gulf fully secure; foreign powers not welcome in strategic region: IRGC Navy
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz are fully secure,…
Iran: Reports of maritime incidents Western psywar for new adventurism
The Iranian Armed Forces have denounced recent contradictory reports of maritime incidents and hijacking in the Sea of Oman as a Western “psychological…
Iran warns after recent suspicious incidents for ships in Persian Gulf
Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has warned against politically motivated incidents for ships in the waters of the Persian Gulf and…
President Rouhani: Letting Israel into Persian Gulf dangerous
President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that letting the Zionist regime as a…
Iran protests to Russia’s use of fake name for Persian Gulf
Tehran has protested to the Russian Foreign Ministry for using a fictitious name for the Persian Gulf, located south of Iran. In…
Iran FM Zarif says Persian Gulf region needs dialogue, coop
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday Iran believes that Persian Gulf region needs dialogue, cooperation and measures to promote confidence…
Fingers on trigger to defend Iran, says IRGC chief
Stating that the hands of IRGC forces are always on the trigger, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Chief Commander said that IRGC forces…
US B-52s expedition has no operational value, Top general says
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Baqeri said on Monday that the expedition of B-52 jets to the region…
We do not shy away from crushing aggressors, says Zarif in reaction to US B-52s
Iran’s foreign minister has reacted to recent overflights by US strategic B-52H bomber planes, noting that the Iranian nation will never be…
Iran in full control of Persian Gulf: IRGC Navy Cmdr.
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says Iran is in full control of the Persian Gulf region and…
IRGC vessels march in Persian Gulf on anniv. of capture of US sailors
Hundreds of boats and warships of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy marched around the Iranian island of Farsi in the Persian…
Iran urges Seoul to behave ‘rationally’ over seized tanker
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman called on Seoul to behave rationally in dealing with Tehran’s seizure of a South Korean vessel due…
Iran says South Koran ship seizure purely technical issue
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement reiterating that a South Korean ship was impounded in the Persian Gulf waters on…
No difference between US bases, regional host states in war: IRGC general
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force warned regional Arab countries that Iran would make no distinction between American military…
Iran to respond any of enemy’s actions with reciprocal blow: IRGC
IRGC Chief Commander Major general Hossein Salami warned that Iran will respond to any of the enemy’s actions with a reciprocal blow.…
IRGC Chief visits Persian Gulf military base amid rising tensions with US
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami has visited the IRGC military bases on Iran’s southern island of…
US flies two nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over Persian Gulf again in threat to Iran
The Pentagon has deployed a pair of B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf in yet another provocative military posture against Iran, just…
Plots underway to fabricate pretext for war: Iran FM
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned the US that Iran is fully prepared to defend its people and security. “Instead of fighting…
Iran warns US: Militarization of Persian Gulf benefits no country
The Iranian administration has warned against any US adventurism aimed at militarizing the Persian Gulf, saying such moves would be in the…
US’ increased military activities in region out of fear, worsen insecurity, says Iran security official
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says increased military activities by the US Army in the West Asia region stems…
Iran starts search for 7 missing crews of landing craft capsized in Persian Gulf
Iranian maritime authorities say they have launched a search operation for seven crew members of a landing craft vessel that capsized in…
Iran monitoring US B-52 bombers’ movements
The Second-in-Command of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base said all the movements of regional and supra-regional forces, including US B-52 bombers, are…
US flies two B-52s over Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran
The US military has flown two B-52H bombers from Louisiana to the Middle East as tensions mount in the region following the…
IRGC chief: Sources of threat to Iran have no safe haven across globe
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami warned that Iran’s response to any threat to its vital interests…
Photos:Inaugural ceremony of water transfer from Persian Gulf to Iranian deserts
In a ceremony on Thursday, President Rouhani, through video-conference, inaugurated the first phase of the water transfer project from the Persian Gulf…