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US defense chief claims support for anti-Iran Persian Gulf force despite rejections
Aug 04, 2019 02:13The new US defense chief has claimed that a Washington-led scheme to police the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz against purported Iranian threat will soon gain commitments of several allied countries despite recent reports that even key US allies have snubbed the anti-Iran effort.
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US rails against Germany over refusal to join Persian Gulf mission
Aug 02, 2019 01:05The United States’ hotheaded ambassador to Germany has railed against Berlin for refusing to join a US plan to establish a naval mission in the Persian Gulf.
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US-led Persian Gulf coalition doomed to fail: Senior IRGC cmdr.
Aug 01, 2019 14:11A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has described a United States plan for forming a naval coalition to interfere in the Persian Gulf as a self-defeating initiative.
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Persian Gulf mission crude attempt by US to pressure Iran, says Russia
Aug 01, 2019 14:02Russia says a proposed US-led mission to purportedly help secure the Strait of Hormuz is a pretext for Washington to further pressure Tehran and destabilize the Persian Gulf region.
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Germany will not join US-led Persian Gulf patrol force: Maas
Aug 01, 2019 04:40Germany has officially turned down a request by the United States to join its international naval force, which is supposed to protect vessels from an alleged Iranian threat as they pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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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.