Persian Gulf

Iran ready to engage, dialogue with European countries: FM

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Iran is ready to engage and dialogue with European countries based on mutual respect and common interests, Iranian Foreign Minister said.

US spy drone tracked near Iran: US media report

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – The United States military drone has been tracked flying very close to Iranian airspace, according to flight data as claimed by local US media.

First images of Israeli ship seized by Iran released

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – The Iranian naval forces captured an Israeli regime's ship in the Persian Gulf water, first images of which were released on Saturday by the national Iranian TV.

 Iran’s naval combat fleet docks in Mumbai

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Iran’s 100th naval combat fleet, comprising the Bushehr and Lavan warships, has docked in Mumbai on Thursday morning.

Yak-130 warplane destroys drone during Iranian military drill

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The Iranian Army Air Force's pilots practiced the flight with Yak-130 training aircraft during the Zolfaqar 1403 exercise underway along the southern borders of the country.

New paradigm taking shape in the Persian Gulf region: Iran FM

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a new era of regional and inclusive cooperation is dawning in the Persian Gulf region.

IRGC Navy to hold drills in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy will hold naval exercises in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

Pezeshkian forwards orders for development plan of Makran

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Emphasizing the necessity of making basic amendments to all the plans presented for the development of Makran, Iran's president offered 4 important and urgent orders to lay the ground for the development of the region.

Iran to host Triple Islands of Persian Gulf Beach Vol.. Cup

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – A volleyball tournament, known as Tripple Islands of Persian Gulf Beach Volleyball Cup, will be held in Abu Musa Island.

'We will blind the wrong eye of any aggressor', says IRGC

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy warned that any aggressor attempting to infringe upon it will have "their leg broken and their wrong eye blinded."

IRGC Navy Cmdr.:

Three Persian Gulf islands inseparable part of Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – IRGC Navy commander Rear Admiral Tangsiri stressed that the three Persian Gulf islands belonged to Iran from the old days.

Analyst says;

Any confrontation in Persian Gulf to shock natural gas market

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – A military confrontation in the Persian Gulf will not only impact the global oil markets but will also have a shock effect on the supply of natural gas to Europe, a senior energy expert says.

Ghalibaf:

Hamas will not cease resistance after Sinwar's martyrdom

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has stated that the martyrdom of Hamas political chief Yahya Sinwar would not cause the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas to cease the fight against occupation.

IRGC seizes 3 smuggling vessels in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The chairman of the Justice administration of Hormozgan province in south Iran said that with the coordination of the judicial authorities, three vessels carrying smuggled fuel were seized in the waters of the Persian Gulf.

3 PG states not to allow Israel to use airspace against Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Persian Gulf countries, such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, have informed the US that they will not allow the Zionist regime to use their airspace for any aggression against Iran, according to a report.

Iran, India to hold joint naval drill in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – An Indian naval fleet has berthed at Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas for a joint exercise with the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf’s waters.

Iran’s Araghchi meets EU special envoy for PG in New York

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with EU Special Representative for the Persian Gulf Luigi Di Maio on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 79th meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

FM spox.:

Iran supports collective cooperation in PG region

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has said that Iran strongly supports enhancing collective dialogues and cooperation in the Persian Gulf region.

Takht Ravanchi:

Iran willing to interact with 8 Persian Gulf countries

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi emphasized Iran's new government will for continuous interaction and consultation between the eight Persian Gulf countries.

Brig. Gen. Sabahifard:

Iran’s Air Defense Force constantly monitors Persian Gulf sky

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force said that the skies of the Persian Guld are constantly monitored by the air defense force of the country.

Iran Navy commander:

Iran fears confrontation with no power in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says Islamic Republic of Iran has grown too strong that it is scared of no powers to confront with in the Persian Gulf.

Friendship; Iran message to its neighbors, Muslim countries

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Iran's message to its neighbors and Muslim countries is friendship, brotherhood, and unity, and the presence of enemies and foreigners in this region is only for division and sedition.