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PGCC urges 6 Arab states to meddle with Iran nuclear talks

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – In separate letters to FMs of six Araba countries, the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) Secretary-General Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf called for their interference with the ongoing Iran nuclear talks in Vienna.

Iran terms PGCC statement ‘unrealistic’

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – Iran has reacted to the final communique of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), saying the statement is an "unrealistic" result of Saudi pressure on other members of the council.

FM Zarif to host Qatari counterpart in Tehran

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Today, the Qatari Foreign Minister will meet with his Iranian counterpart to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international developments.

Iraq's connection to PGCC's power grid discussed

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – The Secretary-General of the PGCC and the Iraqi FM announced during a joint press conference in Baghdad that they have discussed connecting Baghdad to the Cooperation Council's electricity.

Zarif:

Iran welcomes Qatar’s call for inclusive regional dialogue

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif welcomed a call by his Qatari counterpart for negotiations between Tehran and Persian Gulf Arab states in order to patch up their differences.

Qatar calls for dialogue between Iran, PGCC countries

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – The former Prime Minister of Qatar called for dialogue between the Arab countries on the Persian Gulf and Iran.

Egypt says it will open its airspace with Qatar

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Egypt will open its airspace with Qatar, but the implementation will be contingent on the fulfillment of Egyptian requirements.

Saudi Arabia opens land border with Qatar

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has opened its land border with Qatar, and according to Kuwait’s foreign minister, is set to reopen its airspace and sea border.

Qatar invites countries in region to ‘coexist’ with Iran: FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs invited countries in the region to establish ‘coexistence’ with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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. 

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.