Persian Gulf
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Spox.:
IRGC surveillance surpasses US knowledge
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC spokesman said Monday that the country's surveillance of the Strait of Hormuz goes well beyond the radars Washington knows, and that its precise strikes on ship engine rooms prove its intelligence dominance.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Challenges facing Mecca Joint Defense Agreement
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Recently-signed Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan could be seen as a new security arrangement in the region but the objectives of the pact faces challenges in the future.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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By: Mohsen Pakaein
Is Britain America's next victim?
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The US army, which has been under severe pressure on the military front and has experienced numerous defeats in recent days, has turned to Britain to continue its aggression against Iran to escape its historic failure.
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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.
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IRGC Ground Force commander visits Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Karami visited the units of the force based on the Persian Gulf coastline overlooking the Strait of Hormuz.
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Maritime traffic banned for all ships in Hormuz: IRGC source
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – An informed source in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy detailed the current status of the Strait of Hormuz, all maritime traffic is banned in the strait.
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US projectiles hit Hengam island in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Sources have reported to local Irnaian media that new projectiles hit Hengam island in the persian Gulf on Wednesday afternoon as the the US aggression continues.
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VIDEO: Deers on Kharg island escape blasts to streets
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The video footage shows deers on the Kharg island in the Persian Gulf have fled the explosions caused by the aggressor US warplanes and have come to the streets.
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Iran will always remain ‘guardian’ of Strait of Hormuz: FM
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Responding to US President Trump's remarks about charging commercial vessels for security in the strategic waterway, Iranian foreign minister says Iran has always been and will always remain the "guardian" of Hormuz Strait.
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Iranian lawmaker:
Action for security of Hormuz’ bill introduced in parliament
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) –Chairman of Iran Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has said Strategic Action for Security and Sustainable Progress of the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf’ bill was formally introduced in parliament.
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Passage through Hormuz Strait currently ‘not possible’: PGSA
TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has announced that due to the recent illegal activities of the US military forces in the region, passage through the Strait of Hormuz is currently not possible.
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UAE anti-Iran document in IMO lacks legal basis: Tehran says
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Iran has called on International Maritime Organization (IMO) to reject a proposal submitted by United Arab Emirates and eight allied countries concerning Hormuz Strait, calling it as politically motivated, legally unfounded.
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Iran turns Hormuz Strait into strategic lever against rivals
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a strategic lever, proving that control over this waterway depends on geopolitical will, not just naval firepower, reshaping global energy security.
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Iran denounces culture of impunity that has enabled US crimes
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s Mission to the United Nations said US has never been held accountable for the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 or subsequent attacks on Iranian civilians, arguing this impunity has enabled the continuation of US crimes.
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Leader’s senior aide:
Persian Gulf states owed to Iran' management of Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ali Akbar Velayati has said that the Persian Gulf Arab states is indebted to Iran’s age-old and longstanding management of the Sstrait of Hormuz.
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Rubio heads to region to address Iran MoU, Hormuz
TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain from Tuesday to Thursday.