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Trio Persian Gulf islands inseparable part of Iranian territory: Deputy FM
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi on Tuesday rejected said “repeated baseless claims” by the United Arab Emirates about three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, stressing that the three isles are an inseparable part of Iranian territory.
“Repeating baseless claims about Iranian islands, even from the rostrum of the (UN) General Assembly, does not change the reality. Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are an inseparable part of Iranian territory,” Gharibabadi said in a post on X.
“Instead of repeating false claims, Emirati officials should adhere to the requirements of good neighborliness and the historical and legal realities of the region.”
During his speech at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs once again raised the country’s false and repeated claims about the Iranian islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa.
Nasser Asadi, Iran’s representative at the UN General Assembly, reacted to the claims by the UAE, saying that, “Our sovereignty over the three islands is non-negotiable. These islands have always been, are and will be an inseparable part of Iran’s territory, and Iran’s sovereignty over them is non-negotiable. We categorically reject any claims about these islands.”
The Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs have historically been part of Iran, proof of which can be found and corroborated by countless historical, legal, and geographical documents in Iran and other parts of the world.
However, the United Arab Emirates has repeatedly laid claim to the islands.
The islands fell under British control in 1921, but on November 30, 1971, a day after British forces left the region and just two days before the UAE was to become an official federation, Iran’s sovereignty over the islands was restored.