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Aviation body allows resumption of US flights south of Iran
Feb 16, 2020 08:28US authorities have allowed airlines in the country to resume flying through the airspace south of Iran now that tensions between the two countries have subsided.
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Iran to respond in kind to any US provocation in Persian Gulf: Judiciary chief
Feb 07, 2020 14:08The Iranian Judiciary Chief has said that the country’s armed forces will respond in kind to any US provocation in the Persian Gulf.
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Iran FM, top EU diplomat discuss JCPOA, de-escalation in Persian Gulf
Feb 03, 2020 16:59European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have discussed latest developments surrounding a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1group as well as ways to de-escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf.
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Japanese destroyer departs for West Asia on intel-gathering mission
Feb 02, 2020 14:09Japan has dispatched a destroyer to West Asia on an intelligence-gathering mission, saying it is aimed at ensuring oil shipments from the region.
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Oil tanker catches fire off UAE coast
Jan 29, 2020 19:16An oil tanker has caught fire in the Persian Gulf near the coast of the United Arab Emirates but there is no information available on what caused the incident.
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Tehran open to dialog with all neighbors: Zarif
Jan 23, 2020 11:43Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reaffirmed Iran’s readiness for talks with all its neighbors amid tensions in the Persian Gulf region.
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Airlines from Persian Gulf States continue to fly over Iran, Iraq
Jan 19, 2020 14:00Airlines from Persian Gulf countries, including Qatar Airways and Emirates, continue to fly in Iraqi and Iranian airspace and to cities in both countries after a recent military standoff between Iran and the US which led to the downing of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran.
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Iran's geography lesson to Macron: Gulf located south of Iran is Persian Gulf
Jan 19, 2020 07:35Tehran has blasted French President Emmanuel Macron for using a fictitious name for the Persian Gulf, saying the mistake is as wrong as France's military presence in those waters.
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Qatar Airways insists Iran airspace safe, flights to continue
Jan 15, 2020 14:08Qatar Airways says it has had no problem using the Iranian airspace amid heightened military tensions between Iran and United States in recent days, insisting that the airspace, currently avoided by a few number of flights, is completely safe.
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Iranian, Pakistani top diplomats discuss ties, regional issues
Jan 13, 2020 13:06Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, held talks on a range of issues, including the latest developments in the region and the world.