TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Turkish ambassador in Iran underscored Ankara-Tehran partnership in contributing to regional peace and stability, downplaying their minor differences of opinion. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Iran Daily, Derya Ors said Ankara-Tehran alliance together, they can play a key part in the establishment of peace and security in the […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday called on regional countries to join an initiative for peace and security in the Persian Gulf, dubbed as the Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE), which he said was based on four key elements. Iran News quotes the report. In an exclusive interview with Qatar’s television network, Al Jazeera, […]

TEHRAN - The Non-Aligned Movement can take the lead in addressing global challenges, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said at the 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku on Oct. 25, Trend reports.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said that Moscow is trying to offer its Persian Gulf security doctrine within the framework of a completely internationally-accepted document till the end of 2019, the Persian language service of the Sputnik news agency reported on Wednesday. “Then, entire officials from related countries including […]

According to Police Commander of Kish Island, maritime guards have seized three fishing vessels and discovered 44,000 liters of smuggled fuel near two islands in the Persian Gulf.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he is ready to visit Riyadh to resolve disputes with Saudi Arabia if conditions are ripe. “Iran welcomes any initiative to reduce regional tension, and we are ready to cooperate with any step to end the war in Yemen,” Zarif said on Monday, News1 […]

TEHRAN - Managing-Director of Persian Gulf Star Company Mohammad-Ali Dadvar says Persian Gulf Star Refinery has exported products worth $100m in the first seven months of the current year, adding that exports and stopping raw material sales are main goals of the company for materializing the Supreme Leader’s suggestions.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Qatar says Iran and some Arab countries can solve their existing tensions in the region through “constructive dialog and diplomacy.” “The tension is not sectarian, as it appears to some; rather it is a power and influence struggle in the region between two different poles,” the Qatari spokesperson for the Ministry […]

Japan said on Friday it will not join any US coalition to protect merchant vessels in Middle Eastern waterways, but will instead send a separate force of ships and planes to guard ships supplying Japan from the key oil-producing region.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday the attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea last week was a “complicated action” in which “one or more governments” were involved. “According to information received, the attack on the Iranian tanker has been carried out by one or more […]