PGCC

PGCC Sec. Gen. accuses Iran of creating tension in region

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – On baseless and repetitive allegations, Secretary-General of the PGCC accused Iran of creating tensions in countries in the region such as Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.
2020-10-21 13:07
FM Zarif:

US clings personal position of PGCC’s SG ‘regional consensus’

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the United States, in desperation, calls the position of the Secretary General of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) as ‘regional consensus’.
2020-08-12 22:16
Qatar says stances of PGCC Sec. Gen. not of council members

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Qatari special envoy Majed Al-Qahtani said that the stances of the Secretary-General of the PGCC Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf about the extension of Iran's arms embargo can not be generalized to other council members.
2020-08-12 13:43
PGCC must not follow US: Vaezi

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) must not follow the US.
2020-08-11 17:45
Russia calls on US to stop pumping up ME with weapons

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – In reaction to Pompeo's satisfaction with the PGCC's letter against Iran, Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna sarcastically called on the US to stop pumping up West Asia with weapons.
2020-08-11 12:31
PGCC Sec. Gen. letter to UN document forgery, blatant fraud

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand named PGCC Secretary-General's letter to the UN as document forgery and a blatant fraud.
2020-08-11 11:04
Ulyanov rejects Pompeo's remarks on Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Criticizing Washington's stance on extending Iran's arms embargo, Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna said that the US Maximum pressure policy has little to do with diplomacy.
2020-08-10 12:34
US interests behind PGCC’s ‘irresponsible’ position

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi vehemently condemned the anti-Iranian statement of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) regarding UN arms embargo.
2020-08-10 08:21
PGCC calls for extending Iran arms embargo

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, headed by Saudi Arabia, has sent a letter to the United Nations, calling for extending arms embargo against Iran.
2020-08-09 16:36
VIDEO: Turkish politician talks of Iran-China 25-Year Coop.

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – In an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency, Mehmet Ogutcu, Chairman of the London Energy Club and Former Turkish PM's advisor talked of the significance and consequences of the possible agreement for Iran and China.
2020-07-29 10:49
Iran-China coop. can shift oil, gas global balance: Ogutcu

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Former Turkish PM's advisor says Iran like many of its rivals wants to upgrade its partnership with China not to be left out of Chinese global investment, adding this partnership can shift oil and gas global balance.
2020-07-28 17:41
By: Salman Parviz

PGCC migrant labor camps Covid-19 hotspots

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The two things the six Persian Gulf Co-operation Council (PGCC) member countries rely most on are revenue from oil/gas exports and foreign workers, both have been hit hard due to Covid-19 outbreak.
2020-05-20 12:43
Gas condensate production increases 5% in 10 months

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iran's gas condensate output has increased by five percent in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019-January 20, 2020), according to Managing director of Iran’s South Pars Gas Company (SPGC).
2020-02-17 20:19
Kuwait opposes sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Pointing out Kuwait is not eager to see Iran under siege, the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nation Mansour Al-Otaibi stressed that Iran is Kuwait’s Muslim neighbor and no one is in favor of sanctions.
2019-12-14 12:45
Unfounded claims in PGCC statement to drag region into unknown future: Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Iran has reacted to the “unfounded claims” made in a statement by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), saying such allegations only worsen the current situation in the region and hamper cooperation among the neighbors.
2019-12-11 14:22
Big change not expected in Doha policy towards Riyadh: Zaccara

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Research assistant professor at Qatar University says despite recent talks between Saudi Arabia and Qatar It is still difficult to predict if this will mean a change in the overall foreign policy of Qatar.
2019-12-09 18:38
Iran's peace initiative needs proper conditions: Kuwait PM

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The Prime Minister of Kuwait Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah has said that the success of Iran's peace initiative for the Persian Gulf known as the “Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE)” depends on Tehran's relations with the other countries.
2019-12-01 21:07
FM spox:

Rouhani sends letter on Iran’s Hormuz Peace Endeavor to Arab leaders

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has said that President Hassan Rouhani has called on the Persian Gulf littoral countries to join Iran's Hope initiative.
2019-11-02 19:52
Talks with Iran ‘unrepeatable opportunity’: Ex-Qatar PM

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Qatar's former prime minister says talking with Iran on the regional developments is an “unrepeatable opportunity” which should be seized by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states.
2019-11-01 17:21
Qatar dismisses anti-Iran statements of Mecca summits

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Tha Qatari foreign minister said on Sunday his country rejects the anti-Iran statements of the recent summits in Mecca as they had been prepared in advance without consulting with Doha.
2019-06-03 10:18
By: Javad Heirannia

Reasons behind the eventual withdrawal of Kuwait from PGCC

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – After several years since the beginning of Syria crisis, the Persian Gulf Arab states are changing their policies towards this county, and following the move of UAE and Bahrain, Kuwait will soon expand its relations with Syria.
2019-01-12 14:32
EU working on conference to help solve PGCC crisis

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The European Union is working on organizing a conference that could help solve the crisis among member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), Romanian foreign minister Teodor-Viorel Meleşcanu said on Saturday.
2018-12-16 11:06
PGCC with excesses of MBS doomed to trash heap of history: Askari

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that the PGCC has always been a Saudi ‘thing’ with a number of countries simply hanging on.
2018-12-11 18:12
PGCC never was effective organization: Shireen Hunter

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that “the PGCC was never an effective organization. Certainly, it has been an unequal partnership in the sense that Saudi Arabia has dominated the Organization.”
2018-12-11 16:43
Iran FM spokesman hails Kuwaiti Emir’s stance at PGCC summit

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – The spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi praised the approach of Emir of Kuwait towards Iran, urging the PGCC Secretariat General to take his stance instead of issuing meaningless anti-Iran statements.
2018-12-10 16:47
Amir-Abdollahian:

Neither ‘council’ nor ‘cooperation’ remains from the ‘PGCC’

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council enjoys neither ‘cooperation’ not ‘council.
2018-12-10 09:30
Saudi King reiterates baseless accusations against Iran at PGCC summit

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – King Salman of Saudi Arabia delivered a hostile inaugurating speech against Iran at the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council PGCC summit underway in Riyadh.
2018-12-09 17:52
Qatari emir, sultan of Oman not to join PGCC summit in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The Qatari emir and the Sultan of Oman will not join Persian Gulf summit to be held in Saudi Arabia today.
2018-12-09 09:53
PG states interests in coop. with Iran, rather than Israeli enemy

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem advised the countries of the Persian Gulf to seek interests in cooperation with Iran instead of leaning towards the Zionist regime.
2018-02-11 10:48
Senior expert on Arab affairs:

'PGCC will never be the same again'

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – A senior expert on Arab affairs believes that “Qatar can never again trust Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) will never be the same again.”
2018-02-03 14:45