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Persian Gulf leaders to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
AlUla [Saudi Arabia], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Leaders of Persian Gulf monarchies will meet in the northwestern Saudi city of AlUla on Tuesday for annual talks on security and cooperation.
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US flies bombers to Middle East amid concerns of possible Iranian retaliat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): Amid concerns of possible Iranian retaliation, the US on Wednesday flew a pair of B-52H over the Persian Gulf, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
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Kuwait Crown Prince sworn-in before Parliament as new Emir
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 30 (ANI): Kuwait's Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday took the constitutional oath before the country's unicameral parliament as the new ruler of the Persian Gulf monarchy, the State-run TV reported.
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State Dept on Putin's Iran online summit proposal: UNSC best place to disc
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States considers the UN Security Council the best place to discuss the arms embargo against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson told Sputnik on Saturday, commenting on the proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold an on
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3 Iranian vessels intercepted entering Saudi territorial waters
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Saudi Arabian border guards have intercepted three Iranian vessels that were spotted entering Saudi territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, state-run media reported on Saturday, adding that the ships eventually retreated.
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Zarif discusses JCPOA, Persian Gulf with Top EU diplomat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 3 (Sputnik/ANI) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed ongoing plans to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the need to de-escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf with High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell on M
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US aircraft restricted from flying over Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday said that it was restricting all civilian US aircraft from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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Iran seizes another foreign tanker in Persian Gulf for 'smuggling fuel'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Aug 4 (ANI): Iran seized a foreign vessel that was "smuggling fuel" from the Persian Gulf, the country's state media said on Sunday.
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Germany rejects US proposal to join anti-Iran maritime coalition
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 31 (ANI): Germany has rejected the United States' proposal to join its military mission in the Persian Gulf to combat 'Iranian aggression', German Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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US planning to launch new surveillance for 'free passage' of ships through
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 21 (ANI): The United States is planning to launch a new surveillance and intelligence initiative with its allies to preserve the "free and open passage" for ships in the Straits of Hormuz and in the Persian Gulf, in the wake of the recent seizure of British vessel i
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Iran airspace safe, says embassy amid escalating situation in Persian Gulf
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Dismissing as "baseless" news, the Embassy of Iran here said that all international flight corridors through Iran's airspace are safe and secure amid the escalating situation in the Persian Gulf.
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5 Iranian boats unsuccessfully try to seize British tanker
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 11 (ANI): At least five boats belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday failed in their attempt to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, amid geopolitical tensions in the region, according to two US officials.
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