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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.
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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.