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US to form military coalition in Persian Gulf to deter Iran’s ‘threat’
Jul 10, 2019 04:10The US military’s top general says Washington has engaged in talks with a number of countries to form an international military coalition to deter what it calls Iran’s threat to shipping in the Persian Gulf region.
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Iran’s Defense Ministry delivers indigenous vessel to police force
Jul 08, 2019 04:09Iran’s Defense Ministry has started delivering domestically-built Haidar-class patrol boats to the country’s police force operating in the Persian Gulf region.
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MP reveals details of Iran plan to charge ships passing through Strait of Hormuz
Jul 07, 2019 14:02A senior member of the Iranian parliament has shared more details of a plan to collect tolls from foreign ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
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Iranians remember innocent victims of airliner downed by US
Jul 05, 2019 05:54TEHRAN (FNA)- On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 (IR655) was shot down by USS Vincennes which led to the loss of the lives of 290 innocent civilians from six nations, including 66 children and 38 non-Iranians. The United States claimed later that this was an accident caused by human error, but awarded a medal of honor to the captain of the warship. [PHOTOS]
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Iranians commemorate victims of 1988 US downing of passenger jet
Jul 05, 2019 05:38BANDAR ABBAS (Tasnim) - Iranians threw flowers into the sea during a commemoration ceremony for the 31st anniversary of the downing of Iran Air flight 655 by the US navy, at the Port of Bandar Abbas on July 3, 2019.
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Unforgotten crime: US downing of Iranian airliner
Jul 05, 2019 04:59On 3 July, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655, flying from Tehran to Dubai, was shot down by the USS Vincennes, a huge United States missile cruiser.
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Real danger in Persian Gulf lies not on the water but below it
Jul 05, 2019 04:32As the world seems preoccupied with the rising tensions in the Persian Gulf because of the meddling of the US and its acts of sabotage against oil tankers that pollute the waters, the ecology of this fragile waterway presents an alarming picture of the problems that could be multiplied.
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Trump should realize Iranians become more united in face of US bullying: Larijani
Jul 02, 2019 06:11Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States needs to realize that bullying tactics will only lead the Iranian people to close their ranks and stand more united in the face of America’s hostilities.
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US deploys advanced F-22 warplanes to Qatar for 1st time amid Iran tensions
Jun 30, 2019 01:26The US Air Force has deployed its F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters to its military base the Persian Gulf state of Qatar amid a continued show-of-force effort in the strategic region following Washington’s recent provocations against Tehran and Iran’s shot-down of an intruding US spy drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
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‘Shipping in southern Iran unaffected by downing of US drone: Iran
Jun 26, 2019 01:03Iranian authorities say a recent military escalation in waters south of the country had no impact at all on shipping or container forwarding activity in the area.