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(TEHRAN, Iran) Irans foreign ministry says the country will closely monitor U.S.-led naval exercises planned for next week in the Persian Gulf.
Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters on Tuesday that the military maneuvers are a very sensitive phenomenon amid rising tensions over Tehrans nuclear program.
The U.S.-led exercises ...
By Xinhua
TEHRAN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian navy commander said that Iran's Armed Forces fully are monitoring the naval exercises of the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf, Press TV reported on Friday.
The United States and its allies are performing the maneuvers in the Persian Gulf under the pretext of improving security ...
By Reuters
DUBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have launched a major naval exercise in the Gulf that they say shows a global will to keep oil shipping lanes open as Israel and Iran trade threats of war.
Publicly announced in July, the operation, known as IMCMEX-12, focuses on clearing mines that Tehran, or guerrilla groups,...