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Persian Gulf

The latest news and views about the Persian Gulf

Environment

“Oil rig in Persian Gulf to blame for pollution off Iran coasts”

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The director general of the Environmental Protection Department of Iran’s Bushehr Province says leakage from an oil rig in the Persian Gulf is probably to blame for oil spills off the Kangan and Asalooyeh coasts in southern Iran.
Security

IRGC Navy chief: Iran fully, constantly monitoring Persian Gulf region

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The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says Iran has “fully and constantly” been monitoring the strategic Persian Gulf region, and that trans-regional enemies have no presence at all in the country’s southern territorial waters.
Security

IRGC Navy commander says entire region under monitor of Iranian forces

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The commander of the Islamic revolution Guards Corps Navy says Iranian forces are closely monitoring the entire region.
Energy

Iran seizes smuggled fuel, 5 arrested

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The Iranian police have seized more than 418 thousand liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf.
Persian Gulf

Mohamed bin Al Zayed elected new UAE president

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Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi, was elected by the Federal Supreme Council as the President of the United Arab Emirates, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday.
Persian Gulf

UAE president dies at 73

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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs confirmed on Friday.
Photo of the Day

Iran marks National Persian Gulf Day

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The National Persian Gulf Day is an auspicious innovation meant to honor the Persian Gulf’s history and civilization and the historical names of waters...
Local

Iran marks National Persian Gulf Day

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Iranians are marking the National Persian Gulf Day on Saturday to honor the historical and strategic significance of the gulf, which lies to Iran’s south and takes its name from the country.
Middle East

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia rekindle ties with Lebanon

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Saudi Arabia and Kuwait returned their ambassadors to Beirut in a move that slowly thaws a diplomatic crisis that has strained Lebanon since last October, sparked by critical comments of the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen. Recent improvements in relations between Lebanon and the two Persian Gulf states have relieved the cash-strapped country’s politicians.
Security

IRGC seizes foreign ship smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

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The naval forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have seized a foreign ship carrying 220k liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf.
Energy

Iran to begin development of joint Arash gas field in Persian Gulf soon

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Iran says it will launch a plan to develop the Arash natural gas field shared with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the near future, after the pair agreed to begin development activities in the offshore reservoir without Tehran.
Security

IRGC Navy cmdr.: Security of Persian Gulf Iran’s red line

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The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says the security of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is a red line for the Islamic republic of Iran.
Americas

US says ‘troubled’ by UAE hosting Syria president

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Washington is disappointed and troubled by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's visit to the United Arab Emirates and that does not support efforts to ‘legitimise’ him, State Department spokesperson Ned Price says.
Incidents

UAE vessel sinks near Iran port; all but one rescued

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An Emirati vessel has drowned 30 miles from Asaluyeh Port in southern Iran.
Foreign Policy

Khatibzadeh: Iran seeks strengthening friendship with regional countries

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said the Islamic Republic’s foremost foreign policy goal is to strengthen friendship with regional countries.
Environment

Oil spill inflicts environmental damage on Bushehr shores in Persian Gulf

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The Department of Environment of the southern Iranian Province of Bushehr says an oil spill from pollution near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf has reached the shorelines of the province.
Middle East

UAE says to buy Chinese military aircraft after Yemen attacks

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Wednesday it plans to buy a dozen Chinese L15 aircraft, as it seeks to bolster its defenses after a series of attacks by Yemeni forces.
Persian Gulf

Bahraini activists take kingdom to court over spying allegations

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Two Bahraini dissidents who accuse Manama of using spyware to surveil them will ask London’s High Court this week to allow their case to go ahead in the United Kingdom.
Transportation

IRGC launches airport on Iran’s Greater Tunb Island

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has launched an airport on the Iranian island of Greater Tunb in the Persian Gulf.
Middle East

Sheikh Qassem: Bahrain uprising ends after popular demands met

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Prominent Bahraini cleric Sheikh Isa Qassem has pledged that the uprising by the people of the country will only end when they achieve their demands and objectives.
Middle East

U.S. jets in UAE following Yemen attacks

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U.S. F-22 fighters have arrived in the United Arab Emirates, as part of Washington’s response to the recent retaliatory missile and drone attacks by Yemeni forces.
Middle East

Manama confirms Israeli officer to be stationed in Bahrain

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Bahrain's Foreign Ministry confirmed media reports on Saturday that an Israeli officer will be stationed in the tiny Persian Gulf country, according to the state news agency.
Judiciary

Iran dismantles organized fuel smuggling cell in Persian Gulf

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An Iranian judiciary official says an organized fuel smuggling ring operating in the Persian Gulf was identified and destroyed during a raid by naval forces of the Islamic republic of Iran.
Persian Gulf

US General in UAE to bolster defenses amid Yemen attacks

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US General Frank McKenzie arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for talks on efforts to bolster the Persian Gulf state's defenses after a series of missile and drone attacks launched by Yemeni troops.
IFP Exclusive

Iran FM: Regional crises cannot be resolved through force

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran believes crises and problems in the West Asian region cannot be resolved through force, militarization and hegemony
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