Persian Gulf

Abe says will try to reduce Iran-US tensions as Trump seeks coalition against Tehran

Jul 22, 2019 05:14

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to “make every effort” to reduce tensions between the United States and Iran as the US urged its allies to join a coalition in a purported mission of protecting maritime shipping lanes in West Asia.
MT Riah tanker detained by Iran was smuggling oil: Panama maritime authority

Jul 22, 2019 04:23

Panama's maritime authority has confirmed that a tanker operating under the country's flag and seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf last week for smuggling fuel, was indeed in violation of international laws.
IRGC says captures British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Jul 20, 2019 01:45

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that it has captured a British oil tanker for breaching international maritime law while crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
US may have shot down own drone in Persian Gulf: Araqchi

Jul 19, 2019 03:53

Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that a US warship had shot down an Iranian Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump claims US Navy shot down Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

Jul 19, 2019 01:38

President Donald Trump says that a US ship has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran will never start war, but will defend its soil against aggression: Zarif

Jul 18, 2019 02:52

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran “will never start a war,” but “will defend its territory” against any act of aggression.
Iranian crane vessel released from Kuwaiti port after 10 months: Operator

Jul 16, 2019 01:28

The private owner of a major Iranian crane vessel says the ship is returning to the country’s southern coasts 10 months after it was illegally "seized" in a Kuwaiti port.
Qatar opens largest naval base amid US-Saudi military drills

Jul 15, 2019 09:32

Qatar, which is home to the biggest US military base in West Asia, has opened its own largest naval base amid ongoing tensions with Saudi Arabia, currently holding joint military drills with American forces.
Invulnerable to threats, Iran will give devastating response to any attack: Leader’s aide

Jul 11, 2019 01:30

Iran is invulnerable to enemies' warmongering and will make them regret in any act of aggression, says Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top Military Aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
US to form military coalition in Persian Gulf to deter Iran’s ‘threat’

Jul 10, 2019 04:10

The 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.