Persian Gulf

PGSA warns against insurers, P&I clubs over violating rules

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) –Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Affairs Authority (PGSA) has updated list of non-compliant vessels, warning insurers, Protection and Indemnity Insurance (P&I) clubs against providing services to the vessels violating its regulation.

Oman meeting "a key step towards regional stability": Baghaei

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says a meeting scheduled to be held in Oman on Monday will be a key step toward ensuring stability and security in the Persian Gulf region.

FM spox:

Iran planning to hold reg. meeting with Persian Gulf states

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has announced that Iran is planning to hold a regional meeting attended by the Persian Gulf littoral states.

Back to your home before it’s too late: MP warns US forces

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker has issued stark warning to the US forces and advised the remaining forces deployed in the region, saying, “Head home while you still can.”

UKMTO reports several cargo ships disabled in PG attacks

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that several cargo ships were disabled during the ongoing military attacks in the Persian Gulf region.

IRGC attacks two US vessels, 8 tankers, 10 ships

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy said it targeted two U.S. vessels and eight tankers in the Persian Gulf in response to a U.S. attack on five Iranian tankers.

Tehran warns Seoul against military presence in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said in a Korean-language post that Iran values its more than 64-year relationship with South Korea, but warned against any military presence in the Persian Gulf.

Since May;

Shipping traffic in Hormuz drops to its lowest level

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to its lowest level since May, with an average of 10 commodity ships transiting the waterway per day over the past 10 days.

OIC denounces US strike on Iranian tanker in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s mission to the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the US attack on the Iranian oil tanker, calling it a ‘cowardly attack’.

US attacks against Iranian oil vessels ‘act of desperation’

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Lashing out at the US policy adopted against the Iranian people, it is obvious that the US attacks against the Iranian oil vessels is an act of desperation and hopelessness, Writer and researcher Nick Mottern said.

Iran FM denounces illegal US attacks against Iranian vessels

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the aggressive and illegal US action in attacking the Iranian commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.

Arab League’s FMs to convene to review regional developments

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of the Arab League member states will hold a meeting to review the latest regional developments, including military conflicts in the Persian Gulf region.

Iran, Oman discuss temporary maritime corridor in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran and Oman foreign ministers discussed a phased framework aimed at restoring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, including a temporary joint maritime corridor, a joint statement issued after the meeting said.

On Monday;

Strait of Hormuz ship traffic drops to single vessel

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Shipping data shows traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to just a single commodity vessel on Monday.

Iran warns to fine, seize violating ships

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iran's Persian Gulf waterway management body said that vessels cooperating with ships that violate Iranian transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz will themselves be added to a list of offenders.

SNSC chief:

No oil to leave Persian Gulf if economic war continues

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iran's top security official warned that if the U.S. economic war continues, "not even one drop of oil will be exported" from the Strait of Hormuz or anywhere else in the Persian Gulf.

Hormuz will remain under Iranian control: Leader’s advisor

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – A senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the Strait of Hormuz has been and will always remain Iranian, rejecting remarks by US President Donald Trump regarding the strategic waterway.

Bulk carrier targeted in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported an attack on a bulk carrier in the Strait of Hormuz.

Shipping traffic in Hormuz slows to a near halt

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, with no ships transiting the waterway on Sunday.

Bulk of polluted waters in shores of Qeshm cleaned up

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A local official in the southern Hormozgan Province has said that major parts of the polluted waters in the shores of Qeshm Islamd has been cleaned up of the recent oil slick

US has no warship left in Persian Gulf region: IRGC spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson said the United States has no even one signle warship in the Persian Gulf after the “Ramadan War” against Iran.

Blast reported near oil tanker off Oman coast

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – An explosion was reported near an oil tanker 20 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman, on Monday.

Strait of Hormuz has nothing to do with US: Advisor to Leader

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) –A senior military advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has said Strait of Hormuz has nothing to do with the US, stressing that the whole world uses the strait and no country is willing to let US meddle in the strait.

IRGC warns states against being accomplice in US aggression

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – The IRGC warned on Thursday that "Countries involved in assisting the aggressor will face harsh consequences if they do not correct their behavior."

Iran not to let US determine timing of war, peace: FM spox

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that the United States will not be allowed to determine the time of war and peace.

Araghchi, Kallas discuss reg., intl. developments in phone

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas held a telephone conversation late on Saturday to discuss the latest regional and international developments.

Iran army spox:

Enemy troops to not be able to gain foothold on Iran islands

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iran's army spokesman has warned the US enemy to think twice before thinking of ground invasion as the Iranian armed forces will not allow the enemy's troops to gain a foothold on the Iranian islands in Persian Gulf.