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Iran warns Gulf nations about increasing oil exports

Tehran - Iran has sent a warning to its Gulf neighbors that they will be held responsible for any attempt to substitute Iranian oil and to cover the shortfall resulting from sanctions against Iranian oil.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas

Op-Ed: U.S. warns Iran that closing Strait of Hormuz will 'cross a line'

Sydney - The U.S. has now formally told Iran that closure of the Straits of Hormuz, a major bottleneck point for Gulf shipping, will result in U.S. countermeasures. The possibilities exist for escalation, but so far “blunt” describes the dialogue.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 9 comments

U.S. Navy saves Iranians from Somali pirates in Arabian Sea

The rescue operation occurred just two days after Iran warned the U.S. not to return an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf - or else.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 3 comments

U.S. increasing missile defense system in the Persian Gulf

In order counter the potential threat from Iran, the United States military expanded its land and sea missile defense system in and around the Persian Gulf.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 1 comment

Pentagon tells U.S. Navy to avoid incidents with Iranian military

As Iranian authorities combat protesters in the wake of the June 12 presidential election, Iran's military has begun exercises in the Persian Gulf, prompting the Pentagon to warn U.S. Navy ships to avoid unnecessary incidents.

In the Media by Michael Krebs

Iran to hold Persian Gulf sand statue festival

Iran is set to hold the first international Persian Gulf sand statue festival on the southern coasts of the country in Bushehr province.

In the Media by Kourosh Ziabari - 2 comments

Op-Ed: Why they counterfeit the name of Persian Gulf?

In compare to 75000 years old Iran, the young and new-born UAE has only a history of 60 years with an area smaller than the smallest province of Iran.

In the Media by Kourosh Ziabari

Op-Ed: If Israel attacked Iran

There is no doubt that the Israeli threats for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities will not go further than prolixity and hyperbolize, but the mainstream media are trying their best to pretend these threats more than overstatements.

In the Media by Kourosh Ziabari - 4 comments

'Threat' From Iran Could Possibly Be Prank Played By The 'Filipino Monkey'

According to the Navy Times newspaper, the radio message from Iranian patrol boats threatening to blow up United States Navy warships in the Persian Gulf could have possibly been a trick by a prankster.

In the Media by Can Tran - 1 comment

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates: U.S will remain in the Persian Gulf

Iran is “acting in a very negative way” in the Middle East the United States is building up its forces to demonstrate its resolve to remain in the Persian Gulf.

In the Media by Critical_Conformity - 2 comments

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Iran to sue Google over 'Persian Gulf' absence on maps

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says that if Google does not restore the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps, it will face "serious damages."

Google's missing Gulf angers Iran

Iranians are complaining that Google Maps now has no name on the body of water that they call the Persian Gulf and is also known as the Arabian Gulf.

VIDEO: Dramatic rescue from burning ship

Several sailors have been rescued from a fire on board a ship in the Persian gulf by a TV crew who happened to be filming in the area.

U.S. rejects Iran warning to stay out of Persian Gulf

The Obama administration brushes aside Iran's warning to keep U.S. aircraft carriers out of the Gulf, dismissing its threats as a consequence of hard-hitting American sanctions on the Iranian economy.

Syria's Persian Gulf critics withdraw their envoys

The six member nations of the Gulf Co-operation Council are pulling their ambassadors from Syria immediately because of President Bashar al-Assad's refusal to accept Arab attempts to end the country's bloodshed.