In his speech at the 76th UN General Debate, the representative of the United Arab Emirates. Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, lau
In his speech at the 76th UN General Debate, the representative of the United Arab Emirates. Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, launched an attack on Iran mentioning the situation of the islands of Great Tunb (تنب بزر.), Lesser Tunb (تنبوو.) and Abu Musa (ابوموسی). These 3 islands, of which only Abu Musa has a permanent population, are located in the center of the Persian Gulf placed along naval routes.
Historically the 3 territories belonged to the ancient Persian empires of the Sassanids and Parthians but were lost to the Portuguese by the 16th century when the Kingdom of Hormuz was conquered. It particularly owned Abu Musa, the other two islands being of little importance.
The UAE’s accusations, however, were not limited to this territorial issue but continued on other fronts such as Iranian interference in Arab affairs and the issue of nuclear negotiations and those concerning ballistic missiles. The issue of ballistic missiles was not a topic of interest for the “nuclear deal” but the Trump regime has tried to force Iran to give up this technology, something Tehran resolutely refuses. This toxic rhetoric has also been taken up by some states in the region.
The Iranian response came quickly regarding the territorial dispute. Payman Ghadirkhomi, Iranian diplomat and Secretary of Iran at the UN said today, September 28, the following:
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