Persian Gulf

Iran will be opening new chapter with Iraq: Zarif

Mar 10, 2019 09:19

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says an upcoming visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Iraq — the president’s first — will be the beginning of a new chapter in Tehran-Baghdad relations.
Qatar FM: No sign of breakthrough in Persian Gulf crisis

Jan 24, 2019 12:41

The Qatari foreign minister says there is no sign of breakthrough in the Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis, which has seen a Saudi-led quartet of states impose a blockade against Qatar.
PGCC is ineffectual, needs new principles of management: Qatar

Jan 14, 2019 03:35

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Ale Thani says the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) has no executive power left, calling for change to the structure of the six-member regional intergovernmental political and economic union.
US special envoy working on Persian Gulf dispute steps down

Jan 09, 2019 02:51

A US special envoy tasked with resolving the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and the Riyadh regime and a number of its allies has quit his post, citing "unwillingness" of regional leaders to engage in dialogue.
US presence in Persian Gulf only fuels insecurity: Iran chief commander

Dec 30, 2018 13:47

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, says the United States is only fueling insecurity in the Persian Gulf through its presence in the strategic region.
Saudi-led bloc planned military invasion of Qatar in 1996: Ex-French cmdr.

Dec 20, 2018 09:36

A former French army commander reveals new details of a 1996 coup attempt in Qatar, saying the Saudi-led quartet of countries, which are now blockading Doha, planned to invade the Persian Gulf country at that time.
Kuwait holding negotiations with Saudi Arabia to end Persian Gulf diplomatic spat: Official

Dec 20, 2018 08:25

A high-ranking Kuwaiti official says his country is in talks with Saudi Arabia to help work out a solution to a diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf region, which has seen the Riyadh regime and a number of its allies impose a diplomatic and trade boycott against Qatar.
Qatar 1996 coup plot: New details reveal Saudi-UAE backing

Dec 18, 2018 12:15

A former French Army commander revealed new details of a foiled military coup that was planned against Qatar by the now-blockading countries in the region in February 1996.
PGCC must adopt 'independent, logical' approach, stop praising divisive policies: Iran

Dec 10, 2018 11:40

Foreign Ministry spokesman of the Islamic republic of Iran has slammed “baseless” statements of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), saying that the council has turned into a front for proclaiming the policies of some of its member states.
Iran’s Navy to stage military maneuver in Indian Ocean: Commander

Dec 09, 2018 03:21

Iranian naval forces plan to stage a large-scale drill in the Indian Ocean to boost and put on display the country’s military prowess, a senior commander says.