FM Raps Arab League for Interfering Remarks on Iranian Islands

The Iranian Foreign Ministry lashed out at the Arab League for its recent interfering statement on the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb.

On Tuesday at the 24th Arab League summit in the Qatari capital of Doha, Arab League Deputy Secretary General Ahmed Ben Helli read a statement advocating the unfounded claims laid by the United Arab Emirates about the three Iranian islands.

“The islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb are inseparable parts of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said on Wednesday.

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.