Iran Sends Letter to UN Security Council over Seizure of UK Tanker
The Iranian mission to the United Nations sent a letter to the UN Security Council, explaining reasons for a recent move by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to capture a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.
Iran won’t allow any disturbance in shipping via Strait of Hormuz
President Rouhani’s special envoy to France, deputy FM Araghchi, stressed that Iran, as a producer and exporter of oil, will not allow any disturbance in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran, Baghdad Discuss Ways to Defuse Persian Gulf Tensions
TEHRAN – In a meeting in Tehran, the top officials of the two neighboring states of Iran and Iraq discussed, among other topics, easing Persian Gulf tensions, which have spiked between Baghdad’s regional ally and the West in recent months.
Iran key guardian of security in Persian Gulf: Pres. Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran has always been, and will be, the key guardian of security and freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman.
Senior politician says UK’s sanction threat on Iran ‘ineffective’
Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi said that the oil tanker case should be decided according to the due process in Iran, noting London’s threat to impose sanctions on Tehran will not be effective.
Ruckus Has No Impact on Persian Gulf Security
U.S. President Donald Trump is nowadays busy with his election campaign meetings and he sometimes has to tell some lies to protect his prestige against his rivals and one should not take his words seriously as on Thursday he told one of his lies that USS Boxer warship has shot down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz.
Tanker Incidents Not Impacted Oil Exports
TEHRAN – Iran Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Sunday that the country's oil exports had not been impacted so far by the recent tanker incidents in the Persian Gulf.
IRGC responded to British act of piracy: Larijani
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani made a one-sentence remark referring to the Friday’s seizure of a British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Source of Instability in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described the US as a source of instability, saying the U.S. presence across the world, particularly in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East, and the Latin America, is currently causing insecurity.
New scandal around empire of lies
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump, who is also the commander in chief of the country’s armed forces, falsely claimed that a U.S. warship had downed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz.