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Iran Naval Forces Start War Game in Caspian Sea

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Iran’s Navy has started a massive four-day manouvre in the Caspian Sea with the purpose of boosting collective security in the region.
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Iran’s Navy Says Ready to Escort ‘Adrian Darya’ Tanker

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Iran’s Navy commander has voiced readiness for bringing the supertanker Adrian Darya back to home under naval escort after the government of Gibraltar released the Iranian vessel.
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Seven Arab States Plus Iran Can Ensure Security of Persian Gulf: IRGC

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Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Navy Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri says the 7+1 countries of the Persian Gulf are capable of securing the strategic body of water, and there is no need for the presence of foreign troops.
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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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Regional States, Not Outsiders, Responsible for PG Security: Zarif

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the security of Persian Gulf must be ensured by its littoral states, not foreign forces whose presence brings nothing but insecurity.
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Iran Declares ‘Classified’ Deal with Russian Navy

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The commander of Iran’s Navy says Iranian and Russian armed forces have signed a "classified" deal to expand cooperation through a series of projects, one of which will be joint military drills in the Persian Gulf before the end of the year.
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Iraq Says Has Nothing to Do with Vessel Seized by Iran

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Iraq’s oil ministry said on Sunday it has no connection with an oil tanker seized by Iran’s IRGC in the Persian Gulf for smuggling fuel, a report said.
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Iran to Equip Damavand Destroyer with Vertical Launch Missiles

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Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said the domestically made Damavand destroyer, which crashed into a jetty back in January last year, will return to service soon with vertical launch missiles installed on it.
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IRGC Seizes Foreign Vessel in Persian Gulf for Smuggling Fuel

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized another foreign vessel in the Persian Gulf containing 700,000 litres of smuggled fuel, an IRGC official announced on Sunday.
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Iranian, Qatari Coast Guards to Hold Talks amid PG Tensions

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The 15th joint meeting of the Coast Guard of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Qatar will be held in Tehran on Sunday, August 4, to develop field cooperation and strengthen good neighbourliness.
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UAE Coast Guard Officials in Tehran for Talks amid PG Tensions

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A six-member delegation of senior coast guard officials of the United Arab Emirates has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials amid recent tensions in the Persian Gulf.
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Iran, Russia to Hold Joint Naval Drills in Persian Gulf

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Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi says Iran and Russia have agreed to conduct joint naval drills in the Persian Gulf region “in the near future.”
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IRGC Tells British Warship ‘Don’t Interfere in My Operation’ (+Video)

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy released a video on Monday in which its forces warn a British warship escorting a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran Raps Europe’s ‘Hostile’ Deployment of Force to PG

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Iran says the deployment of a European naval mission to the Persian Gulf would convey a “hostile message” and would fuel regional tensions.
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Iranian Drones Monitoring All US Vessels in Persian Gulf: Commander

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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.
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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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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 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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IRGC Navy Seizes ‘Foreign’ Tanker in Persian Gulf: State TV

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has seized a foreign vessel carrying one million litres of smuggled fuel south of Larak Island in the Persian Gulf, the state TV announced Thursday.
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‘US Seeks to Gain Control over Maritime Traffic in Persian Gulf’

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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.
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Iran Denies Attempting to Stop British Oil Tanker in Persian Gulf

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, the IRGC, has denied the UK's claim that Iranian speedboats tried to seize a British oil Tanker in the Persian Gulf in reaction to the recent seizure of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar.
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Iran Can Repeat Crushing Response to US Drone Incursion: Commander

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Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi hailed a recent move by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to shoot down an intruding US spy drone as a “crushing response” and said it can be repeated anytime.
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Iran Is the One Preserving Regional Security: First VP

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Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has described the Islamic Republic as the country that has preserved the security of the region, saying that the recent oil tanker attacks were carried out when Iran was not present in the Persian Gulf.
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Japan Disputes US Military’s Anti-Iran Accusations

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A Japanese ship operator has dismissed the US CENTCOM's claim that the oil tanker operated by Japan, which caught fire in the Sea of Oman on Thursday morning, was damaged by a limpet mine linked to Iranian elements.
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Iran Says None of Oil Tankers Drowned in Sea of Oman

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A senior Iranian official has rejected media reports that an oil tanker has drowned in the Sea of Oman after being hit on Thursday morning.
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