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 […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on all Persian Gulf countries to contribute to the implementation of the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE), an initiative for regional peace put forward by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani.

Tahnoun bin Zayed, the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates and the crown prince’s younger brother, has been in Tehran on a secret mission aiming to defuse the Persian Gulf crisis, a senior security source in the UAE told the Middle East Eye (MEE).

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Monday for his second visit to the country after his 2007 trip. Russia President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time in over a decade. The visit comes as part of Putin’s tour to the […]

TEHRAN - Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan will do its utmost to enable talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia as he arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Past tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia in recent days have been replaced by positive signals for engagement and negotiation; the signs are evident in the speeches and statements of the Tehran-Riyadh’s officials. According to a report by IRNA, After years of tension and disagreement in various fields between Tehran and […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Tehran on Sunday morning to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments with Iranian officials. Pakistani PM noted in a Saturday statement that the visit is “part of his [khan’s] initiative to promote peace and security in the region.” Imran Khan is set to hold […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Pakistan’s top diplomat said Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel to Iran’s capital Tehran on Saturday before heading to Saudi Arabia to try and ease tensions between the two Persian Gulf countries. Shah Mahmood Qureshi made the announcement of visiting Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday, while talking to reporters in […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – This is a significant moment for our neighborhood. We are witnessing an escalation in tensions and insecurity, threatening to spiral out of control and result in untold tragedies. The four-and-a-half-year war in Yemen has brought the region to the brink of disaster and resulted in measures against Saudi Aramco’s facilities. Zarif  […]