IRGC conducts exercises in Persian Gulf
The participants of the drills are practicing the defense of the Islamic Republic's southern coast and Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
Baku and Tehran sign memorandum of understanding
The 17th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Trade, and Humanitarian Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran was held yesterday in Baku.
US Air Force aircraft spotted near Iranian border
A US Air Force aircraft has been spotted near the Iranian border, operating over the international waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Iran announces its readiness to export oil despite US military presence
Tehran will continue exporting oil via the Persian Gulf despite the presence of US warships in the region, according to media reports.
Iran announces live-fire exercises in Strait of Hormuz
They begin tomorrow and will last two days
Three organizers of unrest in Iran detained on Persian Gulf island
The detainees are also accused of attacking law enforcement officials
US bolsters military presence near Iran
Amid conciliatory statements from U.S. President Donald Trump, American media reports indicate a buildup of U.S. military forces in proximity to Iran. Additional fighter jets and missile defense vehicles will soon be deployed to the Persian Gulf.
IRGC tests its ballistic and cruise missiles
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy conducted simultaneous launches of ballistic and cruise missiles during a large-scale exercise in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.
Iran rejects UAE claims to Persian Gulf Islands
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) claims to the islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb as "baseless and false".
IRGC Navy holds naval drill in Persian Gulf
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy is holding a military exercise in Iran’s southern territorial waters in the Persian Gulf with the participation of various units from the elite force.
Moving Iran's capital from Tehran necessary - Pezeshkian
Relocating Iran’s capital from Tehran is no longer a choice but a mandatory step, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said.
Iran plans to desalinate water from Persian Gulf
Three large desalination plants are planned for construction in the south of the country
Gulf states and EU urge Iran to halt missile development
Foreign ministers and senior officials from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union held their 29th Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting in Kuwait.
Pezeshkian stresses need to relocate Iranian capital
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has informed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, about the need to relocate the capital from Tehran closer to the Persian Gulf coast.
Middle East conflict provokes traffic congestion in Persian Gulf
Shipowners report problems in the Persian Gulf due to the escalation of the situation in the Middle East
Iran to sue Google for attempts to misname Persian Gulf
Iran's National Virtual Space Center has announced plans to take legal action against Google for distorting the name of the Persian Gulf.
More than 280 injured after explosion at port in southern Iran
At least 281 people were injured after a large explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, state media reported. "The source of this incident was the explosion of …
Iran reviving oil and gas projects in Persian Gulf
In 2019, NIOC exhausted its supply of offshore drilling platforms
Iran and Qatar pursue plans for world’s longest undersea tunnel
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has announced Tehran and Doha’s mutual pursuit of constructing the world’s longest undersea tunnel to connect Iran and Qatar. In a meeting with Qatar’s newly …
Iran considers relocation of capital city
The initiative was announced by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
