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Germany turns down US proposal for Persian Gulf maritime coalition
Jul 31, 2019 03:23Germany says it has rejected a proposal by the United States to set up a military coalition in the Persian Gulf to counter what it calls the “Iran threat” as tensions mount between Washington and Tehran.
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Iran, UAE agree to boost maritime security cooperation in joint meeting in Tehran
Jul 31, 2019 01:49Iranian and Emirati officials have agreed to bolster bilateral maritime security cooperation during a meeting in Tehran, the first such talks since 2003 which come amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf region.
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Russia presents UN with Persian Gulf collective security plan amid tensions
Jul 30, 2019 06:22Russia has submitted to the United Nations a proposal that calls for collective security in the Persian Gulf at a time of rising tensions in the strategic region.
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Iran, Russia to stage joint drills in Persian Gulf: Iran Navy chief
Jul 29, 2019 14:11Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi says Iran and Russia have agreed to conduct joint naval drills in the Persian Gulf region “in the near future.”
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Don’t interfere in my operation: IRGC boat warns UK warship
Jul 29, 2019 04:37Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Crops (IRGC) has for the first time released audio and video of its naval forces’ warnings to a British Royal Navy warship to stay out of their way, during an operation to seize a UK-flagged oil tanker for violating international laws in the Persian Gulf earlier this month.
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Iran: Deployment of European force to Persian Gulf would be hostile
Jul 28, 2019 06:28Iran says the deployment of a European naval mission to the Persian Gulf would convey a “hostile message” and would fuel regional tensions.
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Seizure of British tanker totally lawful: Iran’s top security official
Jul 28, 2019 01:53Iran's top security official says his country’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was totally lawful.
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Germany rebuffs US strategy of ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran
Jul 28, 2019 01:05German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has reiterated its opposition to the US policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran, highlighting the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the region.
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No Iranian drone shot down by US forces, aircraft flew over Persian Gulf for hours: IRGC chief
Jul 24, 2019 10:32The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has roundly dismissed as a "big lie" American officials’ claims that US forces may have downed more than one Iranian drone over the Persian Gulf, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic has not lost any unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Iran to confront acts of mischief in Persian Gulf: president Rouhani
Jul 24, 2019 08:58President Hassan Rouhani says Iran has the responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf and will decisively confront any attempt at destabilizing the strategic waters.