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Iran rescues all crew members of tankers hit in Sea of Oman
Jun 13, 2019 04:35Iran has rushed to the assistance of two oil tankers hit by yet unspecified accidents in the Sea of Oman, transferring all of their 44 crew members to its southern shores.
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‘Iran to give most crushing response to aggressors even beyond borders’
Jun 09, 2019 01:28Top Military Aide to the Leader of Islamic Revolution, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi underscored his country's high deterrence power, warning enemies of an immediate crushing response in case of any aggression.
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No solution on horizon to Persian Gulf crisis, says Qatari FM
Jun 07, 2019 01:19Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Ale Thani says there is no solution in sight to a political crisis in the Persian Gulf, two years after Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed a diplomatic and trade boycott against Doha.
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Russia slams anti-Iran measures of US, Arab allies as ‘destructive’
Jun 06, 2019 02:45Russia has censured the United States and the Persian Gulf Arab countries for engaging in “destructive” activities, including military moves, against Iran, saying such an approach only exacerbates the problems.
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Qatar: Saudi-led bans worsening human rights situation
Jun 06, 2019 01:41A high-ranking Qatari official says the continuation of a dispute initiated by a Saudi-led quartet of Arab states with her country would heighten the risk of human rights violations, and undermine the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC).
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US aircraft carrier dispatched to West Asia over Iran remains outside Persian Gulf: Report
Jun 04, 2019 03:31The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which the US said would rapidly send to West Asia amid tensions with Iran, has stayed outside of the strategic Persian Gulf waters, with its commander saying that the US navy seeks to avoid escalation.
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Non-aggression pact can boost confidence in West Asia: Iran
May 29, 2019 00:31A senior Iranian diplomat has described dialog with regional countries as a priority for Tehran, saying that the signing of a non-aggression pact — an Iranian initiative — can boost confidence among the Persian Gulf littoral states.
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US sanctions policy poses threat to entire region: Iran deputy FM
May 27, 2019 14:02A senior Iranian diplomat has warned that the US policy of imposing sanctions against other countries poses a threat to the security of the entire Middle East region.
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IRGC commander: US carrier destined to Persian Gulf stops in Indian Ocean
May 26, 2019 08:31Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Ali Fadavi underlined that the US is in its weakest position in West Asia now, saying that Washington does not dare to dispatch one of its aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf and has kept it near the Indian Ocean.
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Oman – not like the rest of the Persian Gulf Arab nations
May 25, 2019 14:16Everyone who visits this once ‘hermit Sultanate’ could easily testify: Oman is ‘different’ from the other countries of the Persian Gulf Region. Its people are warm, talkative and proud. Despite the fact that Oman is poorer than Bahrain or Saudi Arabia, it actually feels richer, because there is no extreme misery there; the citizens are clearly well taken care of.