Persian Gulf

A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said that Tehran stands by the Syrian people and government and that people in the Arab country should decide their future in a democratic process.

Now that the British are officially opposed to Qatar, Iran needs to join the anti-corruption campaign at FIFA and salvage football, said Majid Tafreshi, an international relations expert.

An aerial photo gallery of the Persian Gulf.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that all regional countries laud Iran’s constructive, positive and progressive role in countering terrorism.

Another attempt by the UAE to lay claim to three Iranian-owned Persian Gulf islands was frustrated.

Iran has rejected as baseless recent remarks by the head of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC), who accused the Islamic Republic of meddling in the affairs of Arab states.

Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Department in Hormuzgan province is conducting vital archeological excavations in the coastal regions of the Persian Gulf and its hinterlands, said the director general of the department.