The Islamic Republic of Iran today denounced the “inappropriate interference”, as it characterized it, of France and Germany, which condemned the arrest by Tehran of two Greek tankers in the Gulf. “Such inappropriate interference in the independent judicial process of our country will not help solve the problems,” said in a statement Said Hatibzadeh, a […]
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Iran calls on Greece to ‘cooperate on tankers without US intervention’
Iran today urged Greece to cooperate in resolving the crisis by seizing tankers without the involvement of the United States, Reuters reports. It is recalled that the army of the Guards of the Islamic Revolution of Iran carried out raids and seized two Greek-owned tankers that were sailing in the Persian Gulf last Friday. Tehran […]
IAEA report on undeclared nuclear facilities ‘unbalanced’, Iran denounces
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said today that the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which refers to Iran’s undeclared nuclear facilities, is neither “balanced” nor “fair.” “Unfortunately, this report does not reflect the reality of the negotiations between Iran and the IAEA,” a spokesman for the ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told reporters. “It […]
SYRIZA-PS: Questions about the conditions under which the confiscation of Iranian oil took place
Questions to the government regarding the occupation of the two Greek-flagged ships in the Persian Gulf and the effectiveness of the Greek state measures for the protection of their crews, are addressed in a joint statement by the Heads of Foreign Affairs and Shipping of SYRIZA-PS, George Katrougalos and Nektarios Santorini. Specifically, they report: From […]
Iran: Frame-by-frame the result of the Revolutionary Guards on Greek ships
A video allegedly showing the moment when the Revolutionary Guards raided and occupied the two Greek ships in the Persian Gulf was published by the Iranians. The video (the authenticity of which could not be verified) shows the armed Iranians landing by helicopter, but also by boat, in one of the two tankers, with their […]
Blinken: US condemns ‘most severe’ seizure of Greek-owned tankers
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday “strongly condemned” the seizure of two Greek-flagged ships on Friday by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the State Department said. “Continued harassment of vessels by Iran and interference with the exercise of cruising rights and freedoms pose a threat to maritime security and the global economy,” Blinken […]
G. Economou: The occupation of Greek-owned tankers is completely unprovoked and illegal
G. Oikonomou characterized the occupation of the Greek-owned tankers by Iranian forces as a “completely unprovoked and illegal action” and for that, as he said, “from the first moment we took all the necessary measures”. He pointed out that the Greek government has informed our partners and allies in all international fora, as well as […]
G. Economou: The occupation of the tankers is completely unprovoked and illegal
G. Oikonomou characterized the occupation of the Greek-owned tankers by Iranian forces as a “completely unprovoked and illegal action” and for that, as he said, “from the first moment we took all the necessary measures”. He pointed out that the Greek government has informed our partners and allies in all international fora, as well as […]
Iran: Revolutionary Guards accuse ‘Zionists’ of killing a colonel
The leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, General Hossein Salami, today accused the “Zionists” of killing one of his colonels on May 22 in Tehran. “Colonel Sayad Hodayi was killed by” the most corrupt people, the Zionists. And, God willing, we will avenge his death, “the general said, according to an official statement from the […]
Iran: 31 killed in building collapse in Abadan
Hundreds of people gathered in a city in southwestern Iran last night to honor the memory of those who lost their lives in a building collapse, local media reported today. On May 23, the ten-storey Metropol apartment building under construction in Abadan, one of the central cities of Khuzestan Province, partially collapsed in the heart […]
