The spokesman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has warned the Persian Gulf Arab states that they have to expel the American troops stationed there before any aggressive US action against Iran.

Italy has deployed two minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz as part of an international mission involving several European countries.

A new report has revealed that the UAE has paid more than $6 million to a US-based reputation management firm to improve the online image of its ambassador to Washington.

A senior Iranian lawmaker describes the Strait of Hormuz as the Islamic Republic's permanent asset that would remain under the control and management of the Iranian nation.

A human rights lawyer says the crackdown on Bahraini Shias goes far beyond punishing dissent as it aims to dismantle an entire community's religious and social infrastructure.

Bahraini scholars call on Islamic authorities and organizations worldwide to intervene amid the ruling regime’s crackdown on the country’s Shia community.

Bahrainis hold nationwide protests to express anger over the Al Khalifah regime’s intensified crackdown on Shia citizens.