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Iran, Ansarullah, European Diplomats Discuss Yemen Crisis

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Representatives of Iran, the Yemeni Houthi Ansarullah Movement, and four European countries have held a trilateral meeting in Tehran on the latest developments in the war-torn Arab country.
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Iran Says Gave No Promise for Oil Tanker Release

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says the country has given no commitments to gain the release of its supertanker from detention in Gibraltar, and the claims made by Gibraltar are aimed at saving face.
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Grace-1 Tanker Renamed to ‘Adrian Darya’, Ready to Leave Gibraltar

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The supertanker Grace-1 has been renamed to “Adrian Darya” and reflagged under the Iranian flag upon the ship owner’s request, a senior Iranian official said, as the vessel prepares to leave Gibraltar on Friday.
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Gibraltar Releases Iranian Tanker Grace 1: Official

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The Iranian supertanker Grace-1 seized in Gibraltar has been finally released after almost 40 days, apparently as a goodwill gesture by the UK to secure the release of the British oil tanker Stena Impero impounded in Iran.
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Gibraltar to Release Iranian Tanker Soon: Sources

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Sources have confirmed reports that the Iranian supertanker Grace-1 seized in Gibraltar will soon be released, apparently as a goodwill gesture by the UK to secure the release of the British oil tanker Stena Impero impounded in Iran.
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Extra-Regional Presence to Make Persian Gulf Insecure: Zarif

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the presence of ultra-regional forces in the Persian Gulf will only disrupt security and stability in the region.
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UK to Avoid Confrontation with Iran under Johnson: Expert

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An expert of international politics has predicted a road fraught with difficulties for the incoming UK prime minister in the quest for Brexit, saying Boris Johnson seems hardly likely to look for confrontation with Iran.
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Rouhani Congratulates Johnson, Hopes for Iran-UK Growing Ties

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President of Iran Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Boris Johnson on taking the office as the UK prime minister, hoping for the removal of obstacles to developing relations between Tehran and London.
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Oman after Resolving Oil Tankers Dispute in Persian Gulf: Iran

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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.
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UK Says Iran Must Be Allowed to Sell Its Oil

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The United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Tehran Rob Macaire says the Islamic Republic must be allowed to sell its crude oil despite the US sanctions, and London supports the country in doing that.
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Iran Reveals New Evidence against UK Oil Tanker in Letter to UNSC

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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.
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Iran President Says Ready for ‘Just, Honest’ Negotiations

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his administration is always ready for fair and honest negotiations, but not if sitting for talks means “surrender”.
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UK Sends Mediator to ‘Beg’ Iran for Release of Oil Tanker

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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.
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Three Questions PM Johnson Should Answer on Iran

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An Iranian international lawyer and foreign policy analyst has called on Boris Johnson, the incoming prime minister of the UK, to express his view on Iran’s right to reciprocate the Royal Navy’s seizure of an Iranian supertanker in the name of a domestic law.
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Iran Congratulates Johnson as New UK PM, Says Not after Confrontation

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered congratulations to Boris Johnson, the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, assuring him that the Islamic Republic is not after confrontation with London, but will protect its territorial waters.
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‘Iran Seizure of UK Tanker Right Move to Show Off Regional Leverage’

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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.
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‘UK Gets Taste of Own Medicine as Iran Captures Oil Tanker’

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An Iranian daily newspaper has described the capture of a British oil tanker at the Strait of Hormuz as legal tit-for-tat retaliation for the unlawful seizure of an Iranian supertanker by the UK in the international waters near Gibraltar.
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Tehran Warns London against Further Provocation

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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.
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Iran Releases Video of The Moment IRGC Captured UK Tanker

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Iran’s IRGC has released the video of the moment its forces have seized the British oil tanker Stena Impero in the Persian Gulf.
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IRGC Captures UK Oil Tanker despite Royal Navy’s Interference

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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.
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Zarif, Hunt Hold Phone Talks over Seized British Oil Tanker

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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.
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UK Tanker Seized by IRGC Had Collided with Fishing Vessel: Iran

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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.
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Iran Has Not Seized Second British Oil Tanker Mesdar: Sources

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Informed military sources in the Persian Gulf have rejected media reports that the IRGC has seized a second Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.
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Iran Seizes British Oil Tanker in Persian Gulf

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Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says its naval forces have seized a British-flagged Swedish-owned oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.
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Iran Denies Permitting BBC to Have Correspondent in Tehran

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An Iranian official says the reports of an agreement between Iran and the BBC on the work of a permanent correspondent in the country are not true.
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