Strait of Hormuz
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Iran says Britain might release oil tanker soon, Gibraltar says not yet
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 Tuesday, an official Gibraltar source said.
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Israel presence in Persian Gulf may trigger war, says Iranian official
Chairman of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said that presence of the Zionist Regime in Persian Gulf is illegal as it may trigger war and conflict in the region.
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U.S-UK maritime coalition is political not a military issue; European Affairs Expert
An expert on international affairs Morteza Makki said to ILNA news agency that UK maritime coalition with the US in the Persian Gulf is political and it dose not consider as military issue.
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Iran reiterates its commitment to the security of the Persian Gulf; Iran MP
An Iranian lawmaker said Iran has the responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf.
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Iran, Russia to hold military exercises in Persian Gulf
Iran and Russia will hold military exercises in the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf in the near future, Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, who is currently on a visit in Russia.
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Iran against exchanging detained ships with UK
Iranian Ambassador to London in a message expressed Tehran's opposition to exchanging the seized oil tankers with the United Kingdom.
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Russia not to seek U.S. permission for interaction with Iran; Russian Ambassador told ILNA
Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan has said that Moscow never ask for permission from United States for cooperation with Iran.
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UK oil tanker seizure was due to maritime safety: Shamkhani
Iran’s Secretary of Supreme National Security Council in meeting with visiting Omani Foreign Minister said that unlike Britain's act of piracy on an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar, Iran's action in seizing a UK oil tanker was legal and had been done in the framework of maritime international regulations.
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Bin Alawi's message must secure regional security; Iran MP
An Iranian legislator said "we must see that the message of Omani Foreign minister Yusuf bin Alawi can secure Iran and Middle East or not."
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Iran's Rouhani receives Iraqi Premier
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met on Monday with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdel Mahdi in Tehran.