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Video reveals Israel’s lies about Iran’s involvement in ship incident in Sea of Oman
Mar 08, 2021 02:57A new video released by Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen news network has belied recent Israeli allegations that Iran was behind an explosion that damaged an Israeli ship in the Sea of Oman last week, showing that there has been actually no attack on the ship from the outside.
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Iran picks desert coast outside Strait as location for mega-port project
Mar 07, 2021 03:07Iran has picked up a location just outside the Persian Gulf for its plans to build a mega-port in southern waters as the country aims to significantly increase seaborne trade to help diversify the economy and boost jobs in its mining and manufacturing sectors.
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Notable rights groups urge US to address human rights crises among Persian Gulf allies
Mar 05, 2021 06:02As many as 15 high-profile human rights organizations have asked the new US administration to revisit its relations with its Persian Gulf allies in light of their drawn-out trampling on their peoples’ human rights.
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Iran launches major OSRV in Persian Gulf to improve oil spill responses
Mar 04, 2021 12:15Iran’s ports authority has launched a major home-made Oil Spill Recovery Vessel (OSRV) to boost environment protection efforts in the Persian Gulf waters.
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UN aid chief calls on Persian Gulf states to prevent 'man-made' famine in Yemen
Feb 26, 2021 03:03The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, has urged Persian Gulf Arab states to donate more money to avert a large-scale “man-made” famine in Yemen.
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UN aid chief calls on Persian Gulf states to prevent 'man-made' famine in Yemen
Feb 26, 2021 03:03The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, has urged Persian Gulf Arab states to donate more money to avert a large-scale “man-made” famine in Yemen.
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Iranian, Russian navies practice anti-piracy operations on 2nd day of drills
Feb 17, 2021 09:19Iranian and Russian naval forces have practiced anti-piracy operations, during which they rescued two hijacked merchant vessels, on the second day of their joint naval maneuvers in the Sea of Oman and the northern part of the Indian Ocean.
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Navies of Iran, Russia display firepower on 1st day of joint drills
Feb 16, 2021 14:29Iranian and Russian military vessels have conducted the first stage of their naval maneuvers in the Sea of Oman and the northern part of the Indian Ocean by unleashing fire on designated targets and squaring up in offensive formations in light of regional threats.
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Russian flotilla enters Iranian waters for joint naval drill
Feb 16, 2021 11:04A Russian flotilla, comprising the Stoiky corvette and KoLa refueling ship, has entered Iran’s territorial waters for the 2021 combined naval exercise.
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Iran, Russia to stage joint naval drills in Oman Sea, north of Indian Ocean
Feb 15, 2021 14:39The naval forces of Russia and Iran will once again rejoin for bilateral exercise in the Sea of Oman and north of the Indian Ocean.