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Kremlin spokesman calls for restraint in Gulf
The Kremlin is calling for restraint after the British navy said Thursday it prevented three Iranian paramilitary vessels from impeding a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Gulf Tanker Attacks Are an Act of Desperation, Atlantic Council's Shaffer Says
Jun.13 -- Brenda Shaffer, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center senior fellow, discusses the international implications of the attacks on two oil tankers near the entrance to the Persian Gulf. She speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal,...
Bloomberg
Europeans Plan Naval Mission to Protect Ships in Persian Gulf
Jul.23 -- European governments have agreed to assemble a naval mission to provide safe passage for ships through the Persian Gulf. It comes after Iran seized a British oil tanker in the region last week. The act has been condemned by the...
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Iran FM: US sanctions a failure for diplomacy
Iran's foreign minister on Monday lambasted recent US financial sanctions against him, calling the move a "failure" for diplomacy amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf.
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UK PM candidate Johnson on Iran, Darroch
Boris Johnson, the man likely to become UK prime minister within weeks, says the person who leaked the confidential memos of Britain's ambassador to Washington should be hunted down and prosecuted.
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Rep. McCaul Says U.S. Wants to Get Iran Back to the Table
Jun.17 -- Representative Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, discusses oil tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and efforts by the U.S. to get Iran back to the negotiating table. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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Russia and UAE discuss Gulf tensions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow on Wednesday.
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British Tanker Seized By Iran Is Released After 2 Months
An Iranian government spokesperson said, "the legal work has been done."
Bloomberg
U.S. Adds Forces in Middle East
Jan.06 -- The standoff between the U.S. and Iran is continuing to dominate the news after last week’s killing of general Soleimani. The Pentagon has sent additional forces to the Middle East and Defense Secretary Mark Esper insists the...
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Foreign ministry comments on nuclear talks, missing American and islands
Iran has voiced discontent to the US over the implementation of the Geneva nuclear agreement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The complaint was made during a phone call on Monday between Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and US...
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US military manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf
The US military continued to launch aircraft over Iraq on Monday and Sunday from an air operations center in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar.
Navy fighter jets were seen taking off from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George...
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Iranians keep alive ancient tradition of hand-built ships
A proud ship building tradition in Iran is under threat because of increasing costs and cheaper alternatives.
The hand built wooden vessels known as Lenj are still being built by a small Iranian community which is doing all it can to...
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Tough week for markets following World Cup allegations
Markets across the Gulf remain jittery as calls continue for Qatar's 2020 World Cup bid to be stripped following allegations of corruption.
The Qatari Exchange Index has lost more than US 6 billion (b) dollars in value over three days...
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US airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq have begun, a day after President Barack Obama authorized those strikes, and humanitarian aid in that country's north. (Aug. 8)
US airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq have begun, a day after President Barack Obama authorized those strikes, and humanitarian aid in that country's north.
A Pentagon spokesman says two F/A-18 jets dropped 500-pound bombs on a...
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Iran - Military exercises in the Gulf
Iran's naval chief has poured scorn on America for sending its aircraft carrier the USS Nimitz into the Persian Gulf. Speaking exclusively to WTN, Admiral Ali-Akbar Ahmadian said the arrival of the Nimitz and other American warships had...
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CLEAN : Football: Arabian Gulf Cup kicks off in Riyadh
CLEAN : Football: Arabian Gulf Cup kicks off in Riyadh
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How Middle East Carriers Are Impacted by Electronics Ban
Mar.23 -- University of Auckland Professor Emeritus in Air and Space Law Paul Dempsey weighs in the travel ban on large electronic devices. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets Middle East."
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Fear of cyber attacks spreads through Gulf
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State-sponsored cyber hacks are causing increasing concern across the Persian Gulf.
Defending against attacks such as the Shamoon virus, which destroyed some of Saudi Arabia's state-run oil company's...
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UK opens permanent military base in Gulf country of Bahrain
Britain opened its first permanent military base in the Middle East in more than four decades on Thursday in the Persian Gulf country of Bahrain, giving the UK an expansive presence along key international shipping routes.
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Bahrain Received Part of Saudi-Led Financial Support, Al-Maraj Says
Jan.22 -- Central Bank of Bahrain Governor Rasheed Al-Maraj discusses aiming for oil market balance, reforms in Saudi Arabia, and receiving a the first portion of a financial support package. He speaks at the World Economic Forum's...
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US carrier enters Persian Gulf after long absence
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US carrier enters Persian Gulf after long absence
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