Iran Stresses Territorial Rights On Three PG Islands

Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA - Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated the country's sovereignty over its three islands in the Persian Gulf. Responding to the worn-out claims of the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the ministry said they were a blatant instance of meddling in Iran's domestic affairs. In recent remarks in the United Nations, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan reacted to Iran's hoisting its flag on the three islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Mussa. The official suggested assignment of an international court to deal with the disputed case between the two countries./end