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US presence in the Persian Gulf region a strategic mistake: Defense Minister
May 29, 2020 10:44Defense Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Brigadier General Amir Hatami warned the Persian Gulf countries not to make the strategic mistake of allowing the US entry into the region, cautioning that insecurity in the Persian Gulf will make the whole regional states insecure.
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Iran: More than 100 domestically-built missile-launching speed boats join naval fleet
May 28, 2020 04:24Iranian naval forces have received more than 100 missile-launching speed boats designed and manufactured by experts at home, in what will boost the Islamic Republic’s offensive power in the strategic Persian Gulf waters.
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Era of US military presence in region ending: IRGC deputy commander
May 25, 2020 10:42A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has censured the United States for conducting military drills in the Persian Gulf, saying the era of US military presence in the region is coming to an end.
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US tells vessels in Persian Gulf to stay 100 meters away from its warships
May 20, 2020 04:51The US Navy has warned vessels in the Persian Gulf to stay 100 meters away from American warships or risk “lawful defensive measures,” in a move that appears to be aimed squarely at Iran.
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Iran holds funeral procession for 19 victims of naval exercise incident
May 12, 2020 06:38A funeral procession has been held for 19 Iranian Navy personnel who lost their lives in a recent incident involving the Navy’s Konarak logistical and support vessel in the country’s southern waters.
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Ansarullah slams Saudi Arabia, UAE for using television programs to promote Israel
May 08, 2020 07:22The leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah movement has slammed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for using certain television programs to promote relations with the illegal Zionist entity and demean the Palestinian struggle against occupation.
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Iran has key role in keeping security of Persian Gulf: Leader
Apr 29, 2020 23:48Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says Iran has a key role in keeping the security of the Persian Gulf, and the presence of extra-regional forces threatens any initiative that could benefit the people of the region.
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Any measure to extend Iran’s arms embargo in breach of Resolution 2231: Takht Ravanchi
Apr 29, 2020 13:03The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has called US efforts to extend Iran’s arms embargo in contravention of Security Council Resolution 2231, which has endorsed the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, saying the claim that the United States is still a party to the agreement allowing it to invoke a sanctions snapback under certain pretexts is nothing but “an unprecedented” joke.
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President Rouhani to US: This waterway is called Persian Gulf, not ‘New York’ Gulf
Apr 29, 2020 10:36In light of Washington’s incessant acts of military adventurism in the Persian Gulf region, President Hassan Rouhani has once again reminded the United States to whom the waterway truly belongs.
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Iranian general dismisses Trump’s threat, warns US of hard slap in face
Apr 29, 2020 03:04A senior spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces shrugged off the US president’s recent comments about naval confrontation with Iran, warning that the Americans will receive a hard slap in the face for the merest violation of Iran’s territorial waters.