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Iran says won’t give in to intimidation after US threat of naval action
Apr 23, 2020 07:17Tehran’s mission to the United Nations repeats the country’s firm resolve to protect its sovereignty against any act of aggression, saying the Islamic Republic will not capitulate to intimidation, after US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian boats protecting the country's territorial waters.
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Iran's defense minister blasts 'aggressive' US presence in Persian Gulf
Apr 23, 2020 02:31Iran's defense minister has dismissed US reports of harassment by Iranian vessels as "baseless" and said the "illegal and aggressive" American presence in the Persian Gulf is causing insecurity in the region.
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US should help own coronavirus-hit forces instead of threatening Iran: IRGC commander
Apr 22, 2020 13:34The US government should focus on saving its own coronavirus-hit forces instead of threatening countries like Iran, says the Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi.
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President Rouhani: Iran embraces any initiative putting regional nations at helm of managing own affairs
Apr 22, 2020 13:09President Hassan Rouhani says Iran supports any initiative that puts regional countries at the helm of managing woes arising in the region.
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IRGC extends range of naval missiles to 700 km
Apr 22, 2020 00:56Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said his forces have developed homegrown naval missiles with a range of 700 kilometers.
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IRGC Navy warns off US warships in Persian Gulf
Apr 20, 2020 01:18A recent video released by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps shows the IRGC Navy warning off a flotilla of US warships in the Persian Gulf as they try to approach the Iranian territorial waters.
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Illegal presence of US terrorists, source of insecurity in West Asia: IRGC
Apr 19, 2020 11:17The Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the main source of mischief and insecurity in the region is the illegal presence of US terrorist forces, reiterating the call for the full withdrawal of all American forces from the Persian Gulf and West Asia.
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Migrant workers face predicament in Persian Gulf countries amid pandemic
Apr 15, 2020 03:00Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region have locked down over-crowded labor camps and areas with large populations of low-wage workers in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, leaving migrant workers stranded and jobless.
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Oman’s Sultan grants amnesty to 599 prisoners, including 336 foreigners
Apr 09, 2020 02:18The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, has granted pardon to 599 prisoners convicted of various offenses, including 336 foreigners.
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Iran used home-made Fat’h 14 radar system to intercept intruding F-18, media speculate
Mar 25, 2020 02:02Footage has been released of how the Iranian Army’s air defenses locked in on an intruding F-18 fighter jet approaching the country’s southern waters and decisively warned it off, prompting military experts and media to speculate about which Iranian radar system was used to intercept the warplane.