Iran’s Navy Chief: Outsiders unwelcome in Persian Gulf
Tasnim – The is no need for the presence of foreign forces to ensure security in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s Navy Commander…
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Iran is more interested in Persian Gulf security than others: Senior commander
IRNA – Commander of Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said on Wednesday that Iran is very…
Iran plays pivotal role in Persian Gulf security
IRNA – Senior lawmaker said on Wednesday evening that Iran plays pivotal role to ensure security of the Persian Gulf region. Islamic…
Iran’s Hormuz initiative seeks lasting peace in the Persian Gulf: Rouhani
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the peace initiative that he will soon unveil at the United Nations General Assembly…
Iran to present plan for Persian Gulf security at UN this week
Reuters – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will present a plan for creating security in the Persian Gulf in cooperation with other countries…
Army Chief: Israel may not dare to show up in Persian Gulf
FNA – Commander of Iranian Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi reiterated that Israel is too fearful of Tehran to have a…
UAE follows Saudi suit, joins anti-Iran naval mission in Persian Gulf
Press TV – Following in the footsteps of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates has joined a US-led naval mission purportedly aimed…
Iran seizes vessel in Gulf for allegedly smuggling diesel fuel
Reuters – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have seized a vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 250,000 litres of diesel fuel to the…
Iran ready to rigidly defend own interests in Persian Gulf, Chief of Staff says
IRNA – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri declared Iran’s preparedness to firmly defend the country’s…
PG security to be provided by cooperation of regional countries
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that security of the Persian Gulf (PG) will be provided by the cooperation…
US move to form coalition in Persian Gulf ‘not feasible’: Japanese prof.
MNA – Hisae Nakanishi, a professor of International Relations of the Middle East at Doshisha University in Japan, believes that the United…
Persian Gulf security architecture can only be inclusive: Adib-Moghaddam
MNA – Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that “UK is…
Zarif says UK using drones in Persian Gulf would not contribute to region’s security
Sputnik – Alleged UK plans to deploy drones in the Persian Gulf to patrol the area will not make the region safer,…
Solution to providing sustainable security in Persian Gulf: transition from coalition logic
MNA – The security of the Persian Gulf region is provided in sustainable form only when solutions to the logic of play…
Top cmdr. recommends W Asian states not to join coalition of Islam’s enemies
MNA – Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard recommended policymakers of West Asian countries not to join the…
US military presence brings nothing but insecurity to Persian Gulf: Iranian experts
Press TV – Iranian experts say the US military buildup has brought nothing but instability and insecurity to the Persian Gulf region,…
Britain dispatches another warship to Persian Gulf: Minister
Press TV – Britain’s defense minister says the country has dispatched a third warship to the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman…
Only regional countries can maintain Persian Gulf security: IRGC chief commander
Press TV – The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says array of countries other than the Persian Gulf’s…
Iran will not start war in Persian Gulf but will defend itself – Foreign minister
Sputnik – The comment comes as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Norway for an official visit amid the…
Iran, regional countries in charge of ensuring Persian Gulf security
MNA – Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said on Wednesday that Iran and regional…
Iran FM warns US against ‘serious miscalculation’ in Persian Gulf
Press TV – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cautions the United States against attempting to form a naval coalition against Iran under…
Over half of Japanese voters oppose joining US-led anti-Iran coalition in Persian Gulf: Poll
Press TV – A new poll shows that over half of voters oppose dispatching Japan’s Self-Defense Forces personnel to the Persian Gulf…
Iran, Finland have similar plan on Persian Gulf
IRNA – Iranian foreign minister said Finland has already had a plan on negotiations over the Persian Gulf which is almost the…
Foreign military presence brings insecurity to Persian Gulf: IRGC Navy chief
Press TV – The top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy warns that foreign military presence in the Persian…
Iran’s navy chief advises enemies to leave region
Tasnim – Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi called on enemies to leave the region immediately or face a…
Iran very serious in defending territorial waters: Official
Tasnim – The head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization warned against a recent decision by the Israeli regime to join the US-led…
Iran’s FM Zarif blames US for insecurity in Persian Gulf
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif deplored the US interventions as main cause of insecurity in the Persian Gulf. “Insecurity…
US resorting to threadbare policies to foment tensions in region: Jahangiri
MNA – Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri slammed the United States for resorting to “threadbare policy” of fomenting tensions in the Persian…
US actions further complicate regional issues: Pres. Rouhani
MNA – Some countries such as the United States are causing tensions in the Persian Gulf region which further complicates the already…
To avoid Iran ire, Japan may send ships off Yemen: Report
Press TV – Japanese government sources say Tokyo is not willing to join a US-led naval mission purportedly aimed at protecting shipping…
Extra-regional presence in Persian Gulf source of insecurity: Zarif
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the United States’ attempts to set up a military coalition in…
Set foot in PG and face its smoke in Tel Aviv
MNA – Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned the Israeli regime that there will be grave consequences if…
Iran warns Israeli regime over illegal presence in Persian Gulf
MNA – Iran has reacted to the Zionist regime’s announcement that it would join the US’ so-called maritime coalition in the Persian…
Iran, Russia discuss ongoing development in Persian Gulf
IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mahdi Sanaei and Russian President special envoy for the Middle East Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov on Wednesday…
US failure to build naval coalition: Reasons, results
Alwaght – Following the suspicious attack on a Japanese oil tanker in the Persian Gulf in mid-June, the US government gradually unveiled…
Oil production to remain stable in Persian Gulf: official
MNA – Energy Deputy of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization said that oil production will always remain stable in the Persian Gulf and…
Iran says will not tolerate ‘maritime offences’ in Persian Gulf
Reuters – Iran runs security in the Strait of Hormuz and will no longer tolerate “maritime offences” there, its foreign minister said…
No room for acquisitive powers in Persian Gulf: Sayyari
MNA – Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that there is no place in the Persian Gulf…
Iran’s Zarif says US failed to build coalition in the Persian Gulf
Reuters – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the United States was isolated in the world and was…
IRGC Navy seizes fuel smuggling foreign tanker near Farsi Island
MNA – Naval unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) seized a foreign tanker smuggling 700,000 liters of fuel, in an…