TEHRAN, Jul 29 - Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi says Iran and Russia have agreed to conduct joint naval drills in the Persian Gulf region “in the near future.”
TEHRAN, Jul 29- South Korea says it is examining “various options” to protect ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, refuting earlier reports that it will join a US-led military coalition to deter what Washington calls Iran’s threat to shipping in the Persian Gulf region.
TEHRAN, Jul 29 - Iranian political commentator, says the recent maritime tensions between the UK and Iran are the result of Britain's resistance against Iran’s emerging power in the Persian Gulf region.
TEHRAN, Jul 29 - The spokesman for the Iranian government condemned dispatch of a European naval mission to the Persian Gulf, reiterating the “menacing” move would convey a “hostile message” and fuel regional tensions.
TEHRAN, Jul 25 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps for its professional move to capture a British oil tanker that had violated international rules, saying the entire world owes gratitude to the IRGC for ensuring security of the Persian Gulf.
TEHRAN, Jul 24 -The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has roundly dismissed American officials’ claims that US forces may have downed more than one Iranian drone over the Persian Gulf last week, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic has not lost any unmanned aerial vehicle.
TEHRAN, Jul 23 - Iran’s First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri dismissed the US idea of establishing military escorts for ships in the Persian Gulf, stressing that security of the region comes within the purview of Iran and other regional states alone.
TEHRAN, Jul 20 - Iran’s rial still trade relatively high against US dollar compared to months of low that followed US introduction of crippling economic sanctions against Tehran.
TEHRAN, Jul 19 - Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that a US warship has shot down an Iranian Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it has not lost any drone either in that area or anywhere else.
TEHRAN, Jul 19 - The American forces come under intense psychological pressure whenever they enter the Persian Gulf and consider the area as a hell, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 - Iran has helped a foreign oil tanker that had been stalled in the Persian Gulf due to technical failure, the Foreign Ministry announced.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 - The United Kingdom has announced that it will send a third warship to the Persian Gulf later this year, a move that comes amid intensifying tensions with Tehran over the illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker.
TEHRAN, Jun 23 -The United Nations (UN)’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against “any form of escalation” in the Persian Gulf, amid threats of military strikes by the United States against Iran.
TEHRAN, Jun 18 - Iran is the guarantor of security in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security said, decrying the American forces as the root cause of instability in the region.
TEHRAN, Jun 15 - The United States might deploy more US forces to the Persian Gulf to counter what Washington says increased threats from Iran, according to the acting Pentagon chief.
TEHRAN, Jun 4 -The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which the US said would rapidly send to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, has stayed outside of the strategic Persian Gulf waters, with its commander saying that the US navy seeks to avoid escalation.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi assured Kuwaiti officials that Tehran pursues the policy of establishing peace and stability in the Persian Gulf region, stressing the necessity for dialogue among regional countries.
TEHRAN, May 20 - The United States says countries of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council have started patrolling in the region amid the US escalation of tensions with Tehran.
TEHRAN, May 18 - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned US commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being “misidentified” amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran.