MUSCAT - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Shiite Iran on Thursday sought to allay concerns among mainly Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab monarchies mistrustful of Tehran over its nuclear ambitions. "Our message to the other countries of the Persian Gulf is a message of friendship, fraternity and cooperation," Zarif said in the Omani capital Muscat, ...

Tehran, Feb 26, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday highlighted Iran?s principle policy of maintaining friendly ties and interaction with neighboring countries. The President made the remarks while addressing a public gathering in Jask Island in the Oman Sea, south of the country. He is visiting the island as part of his tour of Hormuzgan ...

What is the current state of Sunni-Shiite tension in the Gulf? How has it changed over the last 15 years? Sectarian tensions have become a major part of political life in the Gulf Arab states, particularly in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. Shiites in each state suffer varying degrees of religious discrimination and political marginalization. Tensions ...

Past few months have kept Iran busy. Apart from elections and a new President, a proposed nuclear deal is also in the air. With USA and its allies planning to end their disastrous outing in Iraq, Irans role in the region seems to be growing with each passing day. Furthermore, the Iranian nuclear deal might just put an end to the status quo between ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a central plank of the Islamic Republics foreign policy is to boost relations with the Persian Gulf littoral states. The improvement of ties with the Persian Gulf littoral states is among the top priorities of the [Iranian] Foreign Ministry, Zarif said on Wednesday. Irans ties with the Persian ...

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TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (MNA) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs has said Tehrans ties with Persian Gulf states are progressive. In an interview to Mehr News, Hossein Amir-Abdollahiandetailed about theOrganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)foreign ministerial meetingheld in African country of Guinea. Tehran and Riyadh develop close ...

Arab Persian Gulf kingdoms are building a 100,000-strong collective defense force to counter an alleged threat from Iran. In the middle of December, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, which comprises Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia, unveiled plans to establish a joint military command with ...

Tehran, Dec 12, IRNA Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Wednesday evening said Iran feels no limits for expansion of friendly and brotherly cooperation with Persian Gulf littoral states. Afkham made the remarks while reacting to the final statement of the 34th Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Summit which was held in Kuwait. She reiterated ...

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Iran expects friendly countries to support the legitimate right of nations to use modern technologies, voicing Tehrans determination to improve ties with the Persian Gulf littoral states. The US and West created many obstacles in the way of Irans use of peaceful nuclear know-how such as sending the [nuclear] case to ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced pleasure in the results of his three-leg trip to the Persian Gulf littoral states, and stressed that such visits will enhance regional security against the plots hatched by the enemies to create rift among Muslims. Speaking to reporters on Monday evening, Zarif underlined that ...

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham announced on Tuesday that a new chapter has been opened in Irans ties with the West. Talking to reporters during her weekly press briefing, she added that the West has to take a major step to win the trust of the Iranian nation. Iran is also in favor of opening a new chapter in relations with ...

[caption id="attachment_45622" align="alignright" width="180"] Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif[/caption] Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, on a tour of Gulf states, will visit the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, he wrote on his Facebook page. "Following the visit last week of the UAE's foreign minister to Tehran, tomorrow ...

Muscat Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif appealed Monday to Saudi Arabia to work together with his government toward achieving regional "stability", in remarks to AFP during a visit to Oman. "I believe that our relations with Saudi Arabia should expand as we consider Saudi Arabia as an extremely important country in the region and the ...

In the latest sign of Irans pursuit of engagement with Gulf States, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is ona trip to Kuwait and Omanto discuss regional and international issue, including the Syrian conflict and last months interim deal over Tehrans nuclear program. On Sunday, Zarif met Omans ruler Sultan Qaboos, saying that the Islamic Republic ...

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The Islamic Republic of Iran says a central plank of its foreign policy is to forge closer ties with the Persian Gulf littoral states. The consolidation and development of relations with Islamic and Arab countries, particularly the countries in the key and sensitive Persian Gulf region, is the priority of the Islamic Republics foreign policy, Iranian ...

Focus should be on building more cooperative and rational ties with the Gulf states based on goodwill Iran made two serious allegations about the Gulf states last week, which are unfounded and designed to be destabilising. These wild allegations have been denied by the Gulf states, but rather than attack each other, it is important that all countries ...