The Persian Gulf: Historical Truth and the Question of Identity

Iran protests to UN over US attacks from regional countries

Iran has sent seven separate letters to the United Nations and the UN Security Council regarding the US assaults on the country through regional countries.

Iran marks Persian Gulf Day

Iranian people held nationwide ceremonies on Sunday to celebrate the National Persian Gulf Day, to honor the historical and strategic significance of the strategic waterway, which lies to Iran’s south and takes its name from the country.

Persian Gulf, important part of undeniable identity of Iran, region: Amir-Abdollahian

Iran’s foreign minister says the Persian Gulf is an “important part of the undeniable identity” of the country and the entire region.

Iran marks CIA-orchestrated 1953 coup d'état, slams US as ‘record-holder’ in wars, coups

Tehran says the United States is a record-holder of interfering in the affairs of independent states, naming the US-orchestrated coup of 1953 in Iran as an instance of that “dark history.”

Iran celebrates Persian Gulf Day, hopes for peaceful co-existence with neighbors

Iran is once again celebrating the National Persian Gulf Day, a symbol of the anti-hegemonic stance of the country and also a dismissal of futile attempts by certain regional countries to rename the strategic body of water.

Foreign Minister Zarif welcomes Qatar’s call for Persian Gulf states to begin talks with Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has welcomed his Qatari counterpart’s call for the Persian Gulf Arab countries to hold talks with Iran, saying Tehran has long demanded neighborly cooperation towards establishing a strong Middle East.

Iran warns of ‘US military adventurism’ in Persian Gulf in letter to UN Security Council

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York has warned against the United States’ “military adventurism” and recent provocative moves in the Persian Gulf region, at a time that the administration of lame duck US President Donald Trump nears its final days.