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US seeks to cut Iran overflight income by settling Qatar-Saudi row: Report
Dec 03, 2020 10:38The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking to persuade Saudi Arabia to open its airspace to Qatari flights and cut Iran’s overflight revenues, as it scrambles to deal yet another blow to the Iranian economy before leaving office.
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All Persian Gulf states but one condemned scientist’s assassination: Iran
Dec 01, 2020 08:39Iran’s Foreign Ministry says all neighboring states and Persian Gulf countries but one have condemned the assassination of leading nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, whose responsibility lies with the Israeli regime.
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US deploys Nimitz aircraft carrier back to Persian Gulf as tensions rise with Iran
Nov 28, 2020 06:37The US military is moving the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier back into the Persian Gulf along with other warships as tensions mount in the region following the assassination of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist.
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Trump’s administration advancing plans to sell armed MQ-9B drones to UAE: Report
Nov 06, 2020 08:24The US State Department has reportedly notified Congress of plans to sell more than a dozen state-of-the-art armed MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), less than two months after the Persian Gulf country signed a US-brokered deal to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Iran: Parliament says trawling to stop in southern waters for 2 years
Oct 22, 2020 02:13Majlis (parliament) says bottom trawling in southern Iranian waters would be banned for the next two years amid rising concerns about environmental harms caused by the intensive fishing activity.
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Iran stresses sovereignty over trio of Persian Gulf islands at UNSC
Oct 21, 2020 02:51The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has reiterated the country’s sovereignty over three Persian Gulf islands, saying those territories have always been and will remain Iranian.
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Iran’s strong defense chain in high seas ready to repel threats: Senior Navy commander
Oct 13, 2020 16:18The naval forces of Iran’s Army and Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have formed a strong “defense chain” from the north of the Persian Gulf to the Northern Indian Ocean, which stands ready to respond to any threat and act of aggression against the country, a senior commander says.
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Iran Navy to unveil first domestically-made UAV, helicopter carrier vessel in November: Khanzadi
Oct 06, 2020 14:13Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said Iran plans to unveil its first domestically-made carrier vessel capable of carrying helicopters, drones, missiles and other warfare equipment in the near future.
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Kuwait: Cabinet submits resignation as the new emir asks PM to prepare for legislative elections
Oct 06, 2020 08:33Kuwait’s new emir has called the cabinet to carry on its duties and get ready for parliamentary elections slated for later this year after the prime minister tendered his government’s resignation.
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Zarif asserts Iran's support for Kuwait in meeting with new emir
Oct 04, 2020 08:28Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sat down with Kuwait’s new emir, who has taken the reins of the tiny Persian Gulf state since the demise of his predecessor Sheikh Sabah.