Iran:

Repeating Baseless Claims on Trio Islands Not to Change Realities

Rasa - Tehran on Monday condemned as futile the repeated territorial claims raised by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf, reiterating that Iran's sovereignty over the trio islands is not open to debate and negotiation.

News ID: 427950

Date: 07 March 2017 - 00:43

RNA - "Iran's positions in this regard are transparent and clear and the reality of these islands is also clear. We have repeatedly stated our positions on the Iranian nature of these islands, and said that they are indispensable parts of the Iranian territories and nothing will change with such words and remarks and their futile repetition," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday.

He cautioned that countries like the UAE do not dare and lack the capability to insult Iran, and said they will receive a proper response by Tehran.

International documents clearly show that the three islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa which were historically owned by Iran, temporarily fell to British control in 1903. The islands were returned to Iran based on an agreement in 1971 before the UAE was born.

Iran has repeatedly declared that its ownership of the three islands is unquestionable.

Under international law, no state can defy any agreement, which came into being before its establishment.

Yet, the UAE continues to make territorial claims against the Islamic Republic despite historical evidence and international regulations.

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