Persian Gulf

Araghchi:

US-Israeli aggression root cause of insecurity in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has termed the aggression of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran as the root cause of insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC Navy seizes two violating vessels in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC Navy says it seized two vessels, MSC-FRANCESCA and EPAMINODES, for manipulating navigation systems and endangering safety in the Strait of Hormuz.

Parl. advances legislation on ‘new legal regime’ in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has ratified a motion allowing the country to set up a new legal regime for the control of the Strait of Hormuz.

20,000 seafarers, 2,000 ships stuck in Hormuz Strait: IMO

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has said that nearly 20,000 seafarers and around 2,000 ships have been stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.

Major general Abdollahi:

Naval blockade of Iranian ports violates ceasefire

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – The commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters has warned that the US blockade of Iranian ports creates insecurity and violates the ceasefire.

Data reveal;

Ships leave Iranian ports in Persian Gulf despite blockade

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – At least two ships sailing from Iranian ports crossed the Strait of Hormuz despite a blockade threat by the US military, maritime tracking reports have indicated.

Military Spox.:

Persian Gulf security “for all or for none”

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – The spokesperson for Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said security in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman must be collective, warning that threats to Iranian ports would have wider regional consequences.

Strait of Hormuz will never return to previous status: IRGC

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – IRGC Navy says that the Strait of Hormuz has undergone irreversible strategic changes and will never revert to its former status, particularly for the US and the Israeli regime.

Iran, Oman to formulate protocol for navigation in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister said Tehran and Oman are working toward establishing a joint protocol to ensure safe maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz in the post-war period.

Mokhber:

Iran to draw ban regime for Strait of Hormuz after war

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – A member of the Iranian Expediency Council Mohammad Mokhber says that a new regime will be drawn for the Strait of Hormuz to sanction the domination-seeking powers.

IRGC tests new technology in combined drill in south Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – IRGC Ground Forces has tested new technology and layered firepower in a major drill in southern Iran to boost the security of Iran’s southern shores.

Iran tests sea-based long-range air defense missile (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy successfully test-fired a naval variant of its Sayyad-3 air defense missile during a large-scale exercise in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran warns over impact of militarization on PG environment

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian Department of Environment (DoE) has warned against the risk that militarization and escalating military Tensions will bring for the environment of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Iran to block parts of Strait of Hormuz as part of drill

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian naval forces will close parts of the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf for few hours while a naval drill is underway later today.

Rear Admiral Tangsiri:

Iran maintains round-the-clock surveillance over Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said the force maintains round-the-clock surveillance over the Strait of Hormuz across surface, aerial, and subsurface domains.

IRGC Navy holds military exercise in Persian Gulf(+VIDEOS)

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy launched a naval drill dubbed the "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz" in the Persian Gulf on Monday.

Media reports;

Armed boats attempt to intercept vessel in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Western media reported on Tuesday that a group of armed boats attempted to intercept a vessel 16 nautical miles (29.6 km) north of Oman.

Iran maintains oversight of enemy plans: Shamkhani

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Iranian official Ali Shamkhani warns that any hostile action will face a deterrent response, including strikes deep inside the occupied Palestine.

Iran FM spox:

Persian Gulf integral part of Iranians' national identity

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that Persian Gulf is considered “a lasting civilizational reality and an inseparable part of the national identity of Iranians.”