Persian Gulf

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has referred to the presence of foreign forces in the region as the root cause of regional tensions and insecurity.

Iran’s ambassador to Oman says the Arab country is seeking to mediate between Iran and the UK over the recent oil tankers dispute in the Persian Gulf.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has denounced the interference of foreign forces in the region, stressing that regional countries alone can contribute to the security of Persian Gulf.

Two types of rare hard coral have been spotted in the Persian Gulf waters to the south of Iran.

India confirms that Iran has released nine out of 12 Indians who were on board the Emirati ship MT Riah earlier seized by the IRGC over smuggling oil out of Iran.

Iran has provided the United Nations Security Council with the legitimate ground for capturing a British oil tanker at the Strait of Hormuz, saying the tanker has damaged an Iranian fishing boat in an accident that has severely injured a number of fishermen.

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has roundly dismissed as a "big lie" American officials’ claims that US forces may have downed more than one Iranian drone over the Persian Gulf, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic has not lost any unmanned aerial vehicle.

The UK government has sent a mediator to Tehran in a bid to ask the Iranian officials to release a British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf, a senior official has revealed.

A senior Iranian commander says the country is monitoring all US vessels right from the point of origin all the way to the Persian Gulf region.

President Hassan Rouhani underlines Iran’s historical role as a preserver of maritime security in the region, saying the country has no interest in initiating tensions either here or beyond.

Senior Political Analyst Kayhan Barzegar has weighed in on the standoff between Iran and the UK over the seizure of an oil tanker by either side.

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.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has warned London against further provocation, as reports emerge that the British government is considering freezing Iranian assets and may take other measures as well in a standoff between the two countries over the mutual seizure of tankers.

Saudi Arabia has finally released an Iranian oil tanker that had been stuck at the port city of Jeddah for more than 11 weeks.

Iran’s IRGC has released the video of the moment its forces have seized the British oil tanker Stena Impero in the Persian Gulf.

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has unveiled more details of capturing a British oil tanker at the Strait of Hormuz, saying even a Royal Navy’s frigate escorting the tanker failed to prevent the Iranian commandos from carrying the mission.

British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has discussed the issue of the seized oil tanker belonging to the UK with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif who is in Venezuelan capital Caracas.

Iranian armed forces have recently conducted three operations against aggressive US drones, says Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Mehdi Rabbani.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described the US as a source of instability, saying the US presence across the world, particularly in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East, and the Latin America, is currently causing insecurity.

Iran says the British-flagged Stena Impero oil tanker seized by IRGC forces in the Strait of Hormuz had collided with an Iranian fishing vessel but did not respond to the calls and warnings and had switched off its GPS locators.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has released the footage of the USS Boxer, captured by the same Iranian drone which President Donald Trump claimed was shot down by the US warship.

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned enemies against the possibility of a turn in the country’s military strategy from the current defensive strategy toward an offensive one.

Iran has helped a foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf after picking up an SOS signal from the vessel.

A former Iranian diplomat says the claim that Iran was trying to seize a British tanker is aimed at advancing the US plan of controlling ships and their traffic in the Persian Gulf.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the name of a country that didn’t exist before 1971 when the area was called Emirates of Motesalehe or the Emirates of the Coast of Oman.