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Gibraltar will not release Iran tanker

13 Aug 2019

The British territory of Gibraltar will not yet release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean despite an Iranian report that it could do so on...

Iran says US acting alone and cannot create coalition

05 Aug 2019

The US is acting alone against Tehran and its allies are too “ashamed” to join its forces in the Gulf, Iran’s top diplomat said on Monday, dismissing its calls for...

Trump invited Iran FM to White House: Report

03 Aug 2019

US President Donald Trump invited Iran’s foreign minister (FM) to the White House last month at the height of tensions between the two countries, a magazine reports. The invitation, extended...

Iran says sanctions show US ‘afraid’ of top diplomat

01 Aug 2019

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday mocked a US decision to impose sanctions on his top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif, saying it showed Washington was “afraid” of him as tensions...

‘Tehran trying to test Royal Navy’s resolve’

31 Jul 2019

The commander of a British warship accompanying UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran said on Wednesday that Tehran appeared to be testing the Royal...

All parties aim to safeguard deal at nuke meeting: China

29 Jul 2019

All parties to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran want to safeguard the accord and strongly oppose Washington’s decision to unilaterally re-impose sanctions on Tehran, the head of the Chinese...

India urges Iran to free all its crew after nine released

27 Jul 2019

Iran has freed nine Indian crew members of a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday, and it appealed for the release of...

Iran open to UK tanker swap

24 Jul 2019

Iran hinted on Wednesday it is open to a tanker swap with Britain as the owners of a UK-flagged ship seized by the Islamic republic expressed hopes for “positive progress”...

‘Iran closely observes all ships going through the Gulf’

23 Jul 2019

Iran warned Britain’s next prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday that it will “protect” waters of the oil-rich Gulf, amid a standoff between the two countries over the seizure of...

Seizure of UK-flagged tanker was legal measure, says Iran

22 Jul 2019

Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was a “legal measure,” the spokesman for the republic’s government said on Monday. “Seizing the British tanker was...

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